A Desperate Remedy (1910)
Bill Rodney was an ideal father, when sober, but as Jess very curtly observed, he was seldom sober. Indeed, it was this fact which caused Mrs. Harmon to look with disfavor upon Walter's prospective bride, so she explained in her letter to the girl. When Walter appeared, Jess placed this letter before him; then, calling her brother Jack, together the young people went over the situation and decided upon a plan of action which they hoped would thoroughly frighten and cure and old man. Hurrying to the sitting-room, they quickly sprinkled the floor with whiskey, then overturning the furniture and disheveling their hair, each grasped a bottle and waited. Ere long Bill Rodney hove into sight. Instantly there came a yell and a volley of blank cartridges from the sitting-room. But the old man had simply time enough to put his head in at the door and observe his son and daughter in what he supposed to be a thoroughly intoxicated condition, when he was grasped by one of the boys and helped through the door. From the steps, upon which he landed in a sober but somewhat dazed condition, be was hustled off to the nearest tree and securely tied with a strong rope, then his three tormentors proved their good marksmanship by deliberately breaking the bottles placed on his head and in either hand; after which they hastened to the barn, mounted their horses and galloped off for the saloon. Sooner or later Bill would show up there and they meant to be prepared for him. True enough, no sooner had the hired man released the distracted father, than he ran to the saloon. The trio, however, had been too quick for him. Already they had made arrangements to pay for what damages might occur, and now, with Jess in a side room, the boys were making things lively at the bar, when Bill appeared and was forced to foot the bill. But the worst was yet to come. Reaching his sitting-room door, he heard cries for help and upon opening it found the Prohibitionist whom he had scoffed earlier ill the week, kneeling in the center of the room pitiably begging for his life, while Jess, Jack and Walter danced wildly around him, flourishing their revolvers. The Prohibitionist, with a sly wink at the terrible trio, suggested that they might be induced to sign the pledge if Mr. Rodney would set the example. Eagerly the unhappy father consented, promising never again to touch the demon drink.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Milton J. Fahrney | Director |
| David Horsley | Producer |
