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  • A Deal in Indians (1910)
  • Short | Short, Western
A Deal in Indians (1910)
Short | Short, Western
The two lonesome bachelors were to be lonesome bachelors no longer. Tom's father, the professor, was coming and with him Lucille and her chum, Beatrice. Dick would at last meet his friend's sister, while Tom was none the less delighted at ...See moreThe two lonesome bachelors were to be lonesome bachelors no longer. Tom's father, the professor, was coming and with him Lucille and her chum, Beatrice. Dick would at last meet his friend's sister, while Tom was none the less delighted at the prospect of again seeing her chum. The entire party, including Matilda, the professor's maiden sister, arrived. The young people, however, worried very little about the good lady and her brother, but busied themselves in the pleasant occupation of becoming better acquainted. So the days flew happily by until a lover's quarrel bid fair to spoil both pretty romances. Luckily, at this juncture, an Indian strode past, and when the boys promised to take the party to their encampment where they might behold the noble red man in all his picturesque regalia, the young men were speedily forgiven. Once at the encampment, the professor insisted upon adopting Chief Pain-in-the-Face as an exhibit when delivering his forthcoming Indian lectures, and, although ignorant of what the old gentleman wanted of him, upon being assured that his services would be handsomely rewarded the young Indian readily consented. Their opinion of the Indian, however, underwent a sudden change when they beheld his disregard for knives and forks and his intense partiality for the professor's whiskey. After pocketing his winnings in a poker game with the boys, and disposing of what wine and whiskey he could find, the chief sought the room assigned to him. Instead he entered Matilda's and spying a bottle on the bureau, proceeded to sample same. It proved to be hair dye! With a howl of pain the Indian let it fall and staggered out, while Matilda sit up in bed screaming for help. Hearing the others coining, the poor fellow sneaked into the girls' room and crawled under the bed, where, after Lucille and Beatrice had fled in terror, he was finally found and booted from the house. The Professor, however, would not hear of his dismissal, but insisted upon the chief being reinstated, or he and the girls would leave for home. A hasty consultation resulted in heading of the Indian, taking his costume, and starring him for the encampment in a barrel, which he held up solely because they insisted. Dick was then painted and carefully dressed in Pain-in-the-Face's regalia, and so completely did it disguise him that not only was the professor fooled, but when the real Indian returned from camp, Lucille actually pulled her chum's hair for allowing the supposed Dick to make love to her. Here Tom entered with a minister, but sincerely regretted his haste, when he discovered that he sent his sister out to marry the chief instead of his dear friend. Fortunately, there were no witnesses handy, so that Dick arrived in time to take Pain-in-the-Face's place, greatly to the relief of all concerned, even the professor, who was forced to give his blessing, or have a real Indian son-in-law, so Lucille declared. Chief Pain-in-the-Face was quietly given his salary and requested to return to camp. The professor's interest in Indians had strangely subsided. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Nov 23, 1910 (United States)

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