Parcel Post Johnnie (1913)
Flossie leaves for the west to visit her cousin and is accompanied to the station by her sweetheart, Johnnie. As the days pass Johnnie waits patiently for a letter and finally receives a note from the girl, stating that she has decided to remain and that he should forget her. But Johnnie is not so easily cast aside. He determines to follow Flossie and bring her home. However, he is badly in need of funds and is unable to raise the capital necessary for the trip. A notice of the new parcel post regulation in the post office gives Johnnie an inspiration. That afternoon the village postman is astounded to find Johnnie seated on a mailbox. He has placed several stamps and Flossie's address on his collar and in answer to the postman's protests he calls attention to the regulation which reads: "Should any parcel sent by parcel post not be fully covered by postage, same may be sent through parcel post delivery to its destination and postage due collected from consignee." He is therefore carried to the post office, properly "cancelled" and shipped in the mail car. Johnnie's journey across the continent is an eventful one and when he is delivered to Flossie with a $60 due charge, the young woman is unable to pay. The local postmaster therefore consigns Johnnie to the Dead Letter Office. Johnnie spends the night in the post office, awaiting shipment to Washington and effects the capture of two noted thieves who have long been wanted. With the reward which he receives he is enabled to pay the due charge and returns east with Flossie.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Pat Hartigan | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| John E. Brennan | |
| Ruth Roland | |
| Marshall Neilan | |
| Juanita Sponsler |
