The Story the Boots Told (1908)
A young bachelor is observed in his apartments reading a note. He chooses a pair of shoes from among the miscellaneous collection, pulls them on, puts on his hat and coat and leaves. We follow him to a ballroom where he meets n young lady to whom he is very attentive, proposes marriage and is accepted. Two Pairs of Shoes: In their home the wife greets her husband lovingly upon his return and exhibits baby clothes. Shortly afterward the letter carrier brings a letter from her mother, The wife happy, the husband perceptibly vexed, as the visit is to last six months. Three Pairs of Shoes: Mother-in-law arrives, interferes with everything, making her son-in-law very uncomfortable. The happy home is changed. Husband and wife quarrel and during the altercation the old lady arrives on the scene and makes more trouble. The young man goes out, meets some bachelor friends, all go to a clubhouse where family troubles arc drowned. We see the husband and his companions staggering home, the lower extremities only arc visible. The trouble keeps up; the husband is cross, the wife unhappy. The man accuses the old lady of all the trouble and angrily leaves the house. After his departure the wife turns to her mother, avows her intention of sticking to her husband and in the end tells her mother to go. After seeing the old lady on her way, the wile starts out to locate her better half. He is found just about to enter a café as his life partner rushes up breathless, timidly touches his arm and helps him to come home. At first he angrily refuses, but upon learning that his mother-in-law has gone, hugs his wife and takes her home. In the sitting room we see the husband's shoes on one side, the wife's on the other and a pair of tiny, white baby shoes toddles over, bring the two together. The husband is pacing the floor nervously, stopping occasionally and listening. The doctor enters, congratulates him upon being the father of a 12-pound boy, at which news the husband executes a joyous dance. As a fitting climax, we look ahead five years and see seven pairs of shoes, Ma's, Pa's, and five pairs of small ones.
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