Burly Bill (1910)
"Burly Bill" is a representative of the "bug-a-boo man" in the children's world, a great big, generous hobo and second-story man who is blessed with somewhat finer instincts than the majority of his kind. Burly Bill will make you laugh and will also make a lump come in your throat. The De Peisters, one evening, arrange to go to the theater, leaving their two children with the maid. There is a pretty scene in the nursery when they bid the children good-night and after cautioning the maid to watch the babies closely, they leave for the theater. We are next shown the interior of the Newlyweds' domicile. Mr. Newlywed is a traveling man and has just telegraphed his wife he will be home that evening on the nine o'clock train, requesting her to meet him at the station and to bring the baby. Baby, however, has just retired for the night and rather than awaken the child she concludes that he can come to no harm during her short absence when she will meet her husband. Ah, the fatal mistake. We return to the De Peisters. The maid receives a note from her beau, Jimmy, to come to Foley's Hall immediately, that a dance is in progress and he needs a partner. The maid knows if she disappoints Jimmy she may lose her one chance of "getting off," so she resolves to leave her babies for a short time until she can see Jimmy and explain to him. She is gone but a few minutes when Burly Bill and his pal slip up to the house and with the deft use of a jimmy break the window latch. Burly Bill slips into the house and finds it deserted save for the sleeping infants. The sight touches his heart and he finds he cannot commit robbery where the Guardian Angels are hovering near. By a strange coincidence they next try the home of the Newlyweds. Bill enters and to his surprise finds another deserted infant. The baby awakens and Bill, of the generous soul, finds the infant's bottle and ministers to its other wants. He is about to leave when a happy thought comes to him. Why not remove this little one to the others of the next house? The baby seems to regard the scheme as quite satisfactory and crows approvingly. So Bill, to the infinite disgust of his pal, leaves the house untouched, save for the worthless kid which he deposits tenderly into the arms of his bewildered pal. Bill explains his scheme but the crooked partner, thinking Bill has gone crazy, returns the baby to Bill and makes a hurried getaway. The Newlyweds return and find their baby has vanished. After a fruitless search the terror-stricken couple call the police. The De Peisters are next shown returning home and discovering the maid gone and the family circle increased by one. They call the police and inform them of the unaccountable phenomenon, suggesting the possibility of some Evil Genius having visited their home and turned the maid into a baby. But the maid enters, with fear and trembling, unable to give an explanation, which is not necessary, as she is followed in by the Newlyweds, who have been informed by the police that their baby might possibly be found in the house next door. There is a happy reunion when their baby is returned to them. Then Mrs. De Peister finds a note explaining it all. It reads: "Don't leave yer kids in the house alone. You never can tell what will happen. Burly Bill."
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