She Was the Other

• 1914
• Other, Comedy

The chief of the Riverside police is despairing of making his men neat and orderly. He reads in a newspaper that a brother chief has solved his problem by appointing a woman inspector, and the chief posts a notice that on the following Monday his sister will become inspector. The chief has two sisters, Helen, a stunning woman, and Cutie, who is older than she wants to be. The men all know Cutie, for the cops are the only men that will talk to her, and they even go to the point of making fake arrests to escape her wiles. They know nothing of Helen and they hold an indignation meeting and declare that they will make business brisk for Cutie when she gets on the job. Cutie, too, thinks she is slated for the job until the chief breaks it to her gently that she is not. Monday comes and the cops turn up in the most disreputable shape and they smile clear to the back of their necks when Cutie prances in, but their glee turns to dismay when Helen breezes in and they realize what a sight they are. They hustle out through the doors and windows, and presently return all spruced up. The chief congratulates himself that his troubles are at an end.