His Widow
Directed by Arthur HotalingWalter Faust gets a letter from his god-father. Edwin Barbour, whom he has not seen in ten years, stating that the old man is coming to make a long visit. Walter does not enjoy the prospect and gets his landlady, Mrs. McGoon, to pretend that she is his widow, he having died lately. By this ruse it is expected that the old man will quickly turn back. Barbour, however, likes the looks of the "widow" and resolves to stick. He also phones the sad news of Walter's passing to Frances, his sweetheart. Later in the day Walter comes back to the house to get some clean linen and old Barbour, thinking him to be a burglar, has him arrested. The policeman knows Walter well, but getting the wink takes his prisoner away. Later the god-father sparks the landlady and, going to buy an engagement ring, runs into Walter and his sweetheart on the street. He again demands that the burglar be re-arrested, but when the cop tells the story all the party go home and the widow announces her willingness to become Mrs. Barbour.
