His Lordship Billy Smoke
Directed by Robert ThornbyThe illusion of Billy Smoke, a cowboy, of having a good time guiding Lord Fitznoodle and his valet to the former's mine, is dispelled when he meets the gentlemen on the station. Billy finds himself laden with the lord's luggage, and even when they reach the trail, Billy is subjected to meanness. The lord's "junk" is taken from Billy's back and placed upon his horse's back. The lord and his valet ride while Billy walks. The lord will not even permit Billy to eat at the same time he does. Billy's patience comes to an end when the lord asks him to prepare his morning bath. Instead of doing so, Billy gives his lordship an impromptu bath, and, at revolver-point, takes his clothes, goes to the mine, and presents himself as Lord Fitznoodle. He raises the salaries of all the men and fires the superintendent for trying to kiss the stenographer. When the lord appears, Billy has him arrested for being an impostor. Billy marries the stenographer and the situation is made clear to everyone by the reading of a letter from Billy found on the table after his departure that the imprisoned man is the real lord after all.
