Dinkelspiel's Baby (1914)
The one tender spot Mr. Dinklespiel had in his heart was for children. He did not care a bit for dogs, and was rather unpleasant when his wife insisted that her pet, "Raus," should be taken into the bosom of the family. Mr. Dinklespiel did not object particularly to dogs in their place, but it seemed to him that it was going a little too far when the dog was encouraged to sit at meals with them. One day, after a particularly distressing encounter with the dog, Mr. Dinklespiel walked out and sat in the park. A small boy who had been left in charge of a baby by the nurse was in turn anxious to be relieved of his responsibility that he might play ball. Accordingly, he asked Mr. Dinklespiel to "mind" the baby. Mr. Dinklespiel good-naturedly complied. After some time, the baby began to cry. Mr. Dinklespiel cleverly suspecting hunger, took the child in his arms and went in search of milk. During his absence, a poor mother, at her wits' ends to discover means to support herself and her child, came upon the empty go-cart, and left her baby in it, with a note pinned to its clothes. Mr. Dinklespiel returning was met by an indignant maid who snatched her charge away from him and gave him the poor woman's child. Dinklespiel read the note, and was touched. His kindly heart jumped at the prospect of having a child in the house. Unfortunately, he knew that there would be considerable opposition from his good wife, so he concocted a plan. Buying a clothes basket, he placed the child in it and left it on his own doorstep. Mrs. Dinklespiel found it, read the note, and in her turn was touched. When Mr. Dinklespiel entered the house and sternly demanded what it all meant, Mrs. Dinklespiel begged him, with tears in her eyes, to allow her to keep the child. After a few moments of angry refusal, Mr. Dinklespiel granted her request. Two years later we are shown a picture of the baby at the breakfast table, and "Raus" out in a doghouse in the yard.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Charles M. Seay | Director |
| Dan Mason | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Dan Mason | |
| Jessie Stevens | |
| Gertrude Braun | |
| Nellie Grant |
