The Misplaced Petticoat

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Mr. Stingy, away on business, is summoned home by his wife. Refusing to tip the servants at t the hotel, they for revenge, stuff a petticoat in his grip. Returning home, his wife discovers this article and declares she will get a divorce She consults a lawyer and shows him the petticoat at the moment that this own wife enters his office. The latter recognizes the petticoat as her property. There is another scene. She had just returned from the same hotel as Mr. Stingy. To disentangle matters all take a train to the hotel, and after Mr. Stingy has been forced to tip some of the servants they tell the true story. Mr. Stingy makes a mental resolve not to forget to tip in the future.