Intrigue

An apparently happy couple are seated at dinner when a controversy arises and the wife proceeds to make things interesting for her husband by giving him a beating. He retaliates, and during the fracas they break up all the furniture in the room. The husband finally bolts from the house in a great rage, and as he is walking down the street he is held up by two footpads who give him a trouncing and escape with his wallet. Running up to two officers, he tries to tell his story, but they only give him another terrible beating. Starting again on his way, he runs into a fishwoman, upsetting her cart, and she, in turn, leaves him a fit subject for the hospital. More dead than alive, he has another encounter with a husky tradesman, who deals it out to him in the same fashion as did the others. Finally he comes upon a side-show where a placard outside tells of a wonderful magic handkerchief to be seen inside, which, when thrown over one's head, makes one invisible. He goes in and taking his place in the audience, sees for himself the wonderful tricks performed with the mysterious cloth. Watching his chance, he manages to steal the valuable article when the performer's back is turned, and, slipping out unnoticed, he starts back thirsting for vengeance. He meets the tradesman first and proceeds to give him a good beating and when he makes an effort to retaliate our friend waves the kerchief and disappears. The same thing happens when he encounters the fishmonger and the policemen. Finally he comes upon the robbers, and after giving them a sound thrashing he recovers his wallet and again disappears into space. Satisfied with his revenge so far, we at last see him enter his home and start to get even with his wife, who, by the way, is a very powerful woman. Before she can realize what he is up to, he gives her an unmerciful beating and then, waving the cloth, disappears, leaving the woman dumbfounded and in no gentle frame of mind.—Moving Picture World synopsis