06 December 1912 6 mins
A father who objects to his daughter’s boyfriend turns back toward his house and sees a pair of shoes going in a window. He suspects that his daughter's sweetheart is paying a clandestine call, and hurries to give him a warm reception. The shoes belong to a yeggman, but it happens that the lover is really in the house. The pair try hard to hide from his wrath.
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United States 06 December 1912
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