While on a visit to Brownsville, May Richley meets and falls in love with Bob Mayfield, a young country lawyer. They become engaged, and on May leaving for the city, Bob promises to call to meet her folks. Bob calls, but Mr. Richley ...See moreWhile on a visit to Brownsville, May Richley meets and falls in love with Bob Mayfield, a young country lawyer. They become engaged, and on May leaving for the city, Bob promises to call to meet her folks. Bob calls, but Mr. Richley absolutely refuses to have him for a son-in-law and Bob is politely shown the door. Back in Brownsville, Bob accepts the invitation of the old justice of the peace to take his judicial post during the latter's week vacation. May's father, a gay old boy, goes on a grand joy ride with a friend and two chorus girls. They reach Brownsville while an open-air election meeting is in progress and run into the platform with their car, breaking up the meeting and getting themselves arrested. The justice is sent for. Bob arrives and Mr. Richley does his cleverest to get friendly with the young justice, but without success. Bob passes a note to the old man which reads: "If I can have May, put up your right hand and you all go free on suspended sentence; if not, it's three months for you all." When Bob calls on May the following day, he is again ordered out, this time by May's mother. Father, however, sings Bob's praises and inveigles her out of the room, leaving the young people alone. May's feminine bump of inquisitiveness is finely developed and Bob is obliged to make good use of his legal training to sidestep the issue. He gets the girl without having to divulge papa's little escapade. Written by
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