Pa Trubell's Troubles (1912)
Pa Trubell objects strenuously to William Mason's attentions to his pretty daughter, Mildred. Mason conducts a school of dramatic art and has gobs of ready money. One morning Dick Trubell, old Trubell's son, borrows $500 from Mason to aid his father, who is in financial difficulties. Mildred now develops signs of dramatic art and Trubell agrees to hire an instructor. Of course Mildred sends for Mason, who starts in to give the lessons personally. Their love-making interferes with rapid progress. Trubell becomes enraged and, not knowing Mason is the one who has aided him with the money, orders him from the house. Mason disguises as an Italian artist and again proceeds to make love to Mildred under cover of the disguise until Trubell finds out and once more ejects him. Trubell now demands that Mildred have a lady instructor. The ready Mason disguises as a dashing female and the wooing goes on until Trubell again discovers the deception and throws him out for the steenth time.Mason and Mildred now agree to elope at midnight, take the butler into the plan and explain that "mum's" the word. Frightened out of his wits, the butler gives the scheme away to old Trubell, who sends him out, gets a huge club and prepares to lay for Mason when he comes. But he falls asleep, the young people get away in safety and Trubell is only awakened by the noise of footsteps in the hall. Thinking it Mason he turns out the lights and jumps upon the intruder, who happens to be Dick, his son! A glorious scrap ensues until they discover each others' identities, then both hear more footsteps, the lights are once more extinguished and this time the returning butler is mauled within an inch of his life. Returning from the parson the elopers find a trio of blackened eyes and torn clothes. Trubell is about to murder Mason when Dick explains about the money and that it was Mason who loaned it. So of course everything ends happily.
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