Cocksure Jones, Detective (1915)

Jones, who longs to be a detective, arranges for board on a Western ranch. He proves a pest to Monroe, the ranch owner, to Mabel, Monroe's daughter, and to the cowboys. His one admirer seems to be Jennie, the fat woman cook. Rustlers are active near the ranch and Mabel asks the frightened Jones to show them some modern detective methods. The boys organize as fake rustlers and frighten Jones. In the meantime "Shag-eared Dick," the real rustler, visits Monroe ranch where he is made prisoner by Jennie, the cook, under direction of Jones, who has appeared. When the cowboys reach the house, they find that Jennie and Jones have captured a real rustler.

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