The Heiress

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Jimmy, the impecunious, arrives at the club, where his fellow members are engaged in a game of cards. He helps himself to a cigarette and borrows a five spot from one of the boys in the same breath. Baxter, a fellow club member, receives a message from the family doctor, stating that he had better return to his home immediately. Arriving at home he sends a message to the boys at the club telling them that the heiress has arrived, and that some of the nice marriageable fellows had better come up and meet her. Enthused with the spirit of being "near uncles," they buy everything from a rattle to a rocking horse, and with the cargo under their arms, swarm in upon the new father. In their excitement they leave the message on the table at the club. Jimmy picks it up and returning to his home, dresses for the unusual occasion of meeting the "heiress." Out of funds, he returns to the club, where he makes a small touch. Returning to his home again Jimmy takes all of his earthly belongings and proceeds to a pawn shop with them. He then calls at Baxter's home and, mistaking the maid for the heiress, invites her out to dine. With his roll of hard earned money he buys the best of everything for her from soup to wine. Mason, one of the club members, sees Jimmy and the girl, and tells Baxter about it. They all go to the restaurant where Jimmy introduces the girl to his friends as his fiancée. Baxter invites them all to his home. The second maid brings in the baby, and the proud father introduces the baby to Jimmy as the heiress, and explains that the young lady Jimmy has been dining with, is his maid. Realizing his terrible mistake, Jimmy dashes madly from the house, leaving behind a heart-broken imaginary heiress, and a hilarious congregation of club colleagues.