- Billy, a young man, hears that his uncle, who owns a munitions manufacturing plant, has been blown up in an explosion. He plans to pay his respects to his dead uncle, but before he can leave the house, two women from two different anti-war movements visit him, believing that he will now inherit the plant, and try to convince him to shut it down. He manages to evade them and sneak out of the house but is stopped by two men who take him to a house where he is surprised to meet his "dead" uncle, who it turns out has faked his death to get away from the peace activists who were driving him crazy. The uncle tells Billy that he if can run the plant for six months by himself so that the uncle can have a respite from those two women, he will give him a large amount of money, enough so that he can his fiancé can get married and set up for life. Billy agrees, but things don't go quite according to plan.—frankfob2@yahoo.com
- Billy Olmstead hears his uncle has been blown up by a bomb. His Jap valet tells him Mrs. Rutherford, president of the Society of Universal Peace, and Mrs. Warren, president of the Anti-War League, insist upon seeing him. The two women and their followers glare at one another. Billy refuses, and when they enter his room hides behind the curtains of a shower bath and threatens to come out if they do not leave. In desperation, he climbs out of a window. Henry Olmstead, his uncle, head of the great war munition plant, disinherited Billy on account of his frivolous life. The peace societies try to make Olmstead stop manufacturing munitions. Billy is accosted by two men who take him to a house, where he is surprised to meet his uncle, who tells him he couldn't stand the women any longer, so pretended to die and that if Billy will control the plant for six months, he will give him a large sum of money so that he and Marion Winters may be married. Billy consents. Marion's aunt, thinking Billy the heir of his wealthy uncle, phones to offer her condolences and hurries to the house with Marion. Billy understands absolutely nothing about the plant, and when a faker appears with a wonderful new explosive, he pays fifty thousand dollars for the invention. He also buys another invention, and pays a hundred thousand dollars for the blue-print. The men at the plant are horrified and uncle comes to the conclusion that his nephew is a fool and he must get him away from the plant before it has ruined him. He asks Marion's assistance. They plan that she shall pretend to be kidnapped. Meanwhile the peace ladies have discovered the new invention has been bought by Billy and order two men to steal the plans. But Billy, thinking the invention useless, makes them a present of it. Soon afterward he learns that the government is willing to pay one million dollars for the invention. Marion's aunt, becoming upset over her niece's non-appearance, phones Billy. He hastens to his uncle's house and forces his way into the room in which the girl is hiding. Henry Olmstead explains the situation. Marion informs her aunt where she is. The Anti-War League and the Society for Universal Peace are celebrating because of gaining the possession of the invention of the "Magnetic Governor." Only Marion's presence is lacking, so that they can gloat over their prize before her eyes. When the girl arrives, they are stunned to see her hand the blue-print to Billy, who, with his uncle, has been standing in the doorway unnoticed by the women. They all rush at him, but Henry Olmstead stops them, saying, "I am Henry Olmstead, but not at your service." As the two men and Marion leave the house, the women slump weakly into their chairs.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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