Vaccinating the Village (1914)
Ralph, a young M.D., hangs his shingle in Hicksville. He is the only physician in town. The young physician falls in love with Rose. Bailey, a wealthy young hypochondriac, also loves the girl. His suit is favored by Mrs. Rand, Rose's mother. The woman frowns upon the doctor's request for her daughter's hand, declaring that Rose is too good a match for a penniless M.D. The lovers later hit upon a scheme. Shortly afterward, Rose declares that she feels ill. Ralph is hastily summoned. He gravely announces that the girl has the smallpox, and that it is his duty to quarantine the house. The news spreads and the villagers hasten to the office, where they shower vaccination fees upon the young doctor. Bailey rushes into the office. To get him out of the way, Ralph declares that the young man has smallpox in its most virulent form. Terror-stricken, Bailey hastens home and tumbles into bed. Ralph's suit prospers as the result of his frequent calls at the Rand home. To keep Mrs. Rand out of the room in which he and his sweetheart spoon, the doctor vaccinates the mother upon her ankle. Bailey, meanwhile, has summoned a physician from another town and learns that he has been tricked. He hastens over to the Rand home, where he wrathfully tells the story to Mrs. Rand. The two enter the next room and find the lovers blissfully absorbed in each other. Seizing Ralph by the ear, the mother demands an explanation. Ruefully rubbing the injured member, the young doctor declares that it was all caused by his love for her daughter. Remembering how cleverly he has fooled the entire village, Mrs. Rand finds it hard to remain angry. Trying desperately to remain stern, the mother demands to know how Ralph expects to support Rose. But the boy, pointing to his bulging pockets, cheerfully declares that he has made enough in vaccination fees to enable him to live in luxury for the rest of his life.
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