After his wife receives an extravagant dress, a man find himself the victim of an attempted burglary; He hides in his fireplace, which is then fired. The police arrive and pursue the man, now covered in soot. He jumps onto the roof below his, landing two dandies into a trough of paint.

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Cast

John R. Cumpson

Mr. Bibbs

Florence Lawrence

Mrs. Bibbs

Mack Sennett

Man in Top Hat

Linda Arvidson

Maid

George Gebhardt

Man in Top Hat

Robert Harron

Messenger

Arthur V. Johnson

Policeman

George Nichols

Alfred Paget

Harry Solter

Maid's Accomplice

Kate Toncray

Mother