- Bowery hooligan Chimmie is saved from false arrest by socialite do-gooder Fanny, who takes in him and his brother and mother as servants. His brother schemes to steal the good lady's silver.
- Chimmie Fadden, a poor but amiable Irish lad, lives with his mother and brother Larry in New York's Bowery. When Chimmie is arrested for fighting to defend a newsboy from a bully, Fanny Van Cortlandt, a millionaire's daughter on a charity mission, who witnesses the fight, arranges for his release. After Chimmie rescues Fanny from a masher, he becomes a bumbling servant at the Van Cortlandts' Long Island mansion, where he falls in love with Hortense, the French maid. One night Chimmie discovers his brother Larry and the valet Antoine stealing the silver. Chimmie knocks Antoine unconscious and hides Larry in a fireplace when Van Cortlandt enters to investigate. Feigning intoxication, Chimmie takes the blame for the noise, and Larry escapes with the silver. The next day Chimmie, now discharged, finds Larry and takes the satchel of silver to return it, but the police arrest him for the crime. After Larry confesses, at the insistence of Mrs. Fadden, Chimmie, now released, finally steals a kiss from Hortense.—Pamela Short
- Chimmie Fadden, a good-natured Bowery boy, lives in the New York slums with his mother and his brother, a dissipated young crook. The honest Irishwoman has no idea that Larry is a second-story man and the tool of a French thief, Antoine, who is acting as valet for millionaire Van Cortlandt in order to locate the valuables in his luxurious Long Island estate and arrange for a robbery. Van Cortlandt's daughter Fanny is a slum worker, and pays her visits to the Bowery accompanied by Hortense, her French maid. One day Chimmie gets into a fight, defending a small newsboy from a "tough," and after he is arrested, Fanny, who saw the incident, goes to the Police Court and gets the magistrate to release him. Chimmie then becomes Fanny's knight and falls in love with the maid, whom he dubs "The Duchess." Shortly after this Chimmie saves Fanny from the insults of a Bowery "masher," and accepts the offer of the position of footman in the Van Cortlandt household, doing this largely to be near "The Duchess." He immediately finds that the butler is his rival for the affections of the French girl. Chimmie does many laughable things in his new surroundings in his capacity as footman, and later, when pressed into emergency service as butler. By this time Antoine, the French valet-crook, and Larry, Chimmie's brother, have completed their plans for robbing the mansion. Chimmie is just about to lock up for the night when he hears noises and interrupts the two crooks as they are preparing for their getaway. He is horrified to find that his brother is mixed up in this affair, and a fight ensues. Chimmie, seeking to save Larry, tells him to hide in the fireplace. He then "knocks Antoine down. As Van Cortlandt enters he says, "Frenchy said I was drunk and I soaked him one." As soon as quiet is restored, Larry sneaks off with the silver. The next day Chimmie, though discharged, sets out to recover the valuables. He finally locates Antoine and Larry in a saloon and takes the suitcase full of silver from them. He is arrested on his way back to the Van Cortlandt estate, and the fact that the stolen goods are in his possession seems to leave no hope for him. It is old Mrs. Fadden who discovers the truth and forces Larry to confess his guilt. The police magistrate at once telephones the Van Cortlandt household, where all are overjoyed to learn of Chimmie's innocence. The only favor which Chimmie will ask from Van Cortlandt is that his brother shall not be prosecuted, and this is readily granted. Van Cortlandt tells Chimmie to come to his office at ten the next morning and that they will make a fresh start. The last scene shows Chimmie and the Duchess alone together.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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