Rube, the old resident, whose principal work is sitting around reading while his wife does the work, is engaged at his regular task one day, when the new neighbors move in. Rube hurries over to greet the wife. Alice, his wife, sees him ...See moreRube, the old resident, whose principal work is sitting around reading while his wife does the work, is engaged at his regular task one day, when the new neighbors move in. Rube hurries over to greet the wife. Alice, his wife, sees him over there and promptly chases him home. Arthur, the new neighbor, also objects to Rube talking to his wife, because he is jealous. Later, when they are settled, Rube and the new neighbor's wife have a flirtation from their windows. Of course, they are caught and punished by their other half. One day the laundry man makes a mistake and leaves the laundry for the new neighbor at the house of the old resident. While his wife is out, and the new neighbor is also absent, Rube takes the laundry over, but leaves a part of it at his own house. His wife comes home and finds this. The new neighbor also comes home in time to catch Rube and his wife together. In the meantime a couple of crooks that have seen an open window climb in and are going to rob the place. Rube, when he is caught, jumps out of the window. The new neighbor's dog chases him. Rube climbs in his own window and the dog follows him. The new neighbor and the wife of the old resident discover the crooks and chase them in a closet. The new neighbor goes for the police. Rube, failing to shake the dog in his own house, runs to the new neighbors. The crooks have gotten out of the closet and locked up the new neighbor's wife in it. Rube, to get away from the dog, gets in the closet and shuts the door on the dog. There he finds the wife. Then the husband returns with the police. Shots are fired through the door, etc. The crooks are caught by the dog. Rube convinces the new neighbor that he caught them, and everything is all serene. Written by
Moving Picture World synopsis
See less