Quarantined
Directed by Charles H. FranceGeorge Le Bird starts to work in the morning and bids his wife and their doll baby goodbye. Soon after Mrs. Van Brone and Mrs. Jack Hallworth make a call with their "babies." While the mothers gossip, one of the "babies" is suddenly taken ill and the butler is sent for the doctor. He examines the "babies" and startles the mothers by telling them the little ones have yellow scarlet fever. He prescribes three sticks of licorice. The doctor leaves and tells the policeman on beat to quarantine the house. The mothers try to go get the prescriptions filled, but are sent back. Finally they pin a note to the prescription, which they tie around the dog's neck and send him to "father," who at the time is coasting down the hill with a lot of other "gentlemen." He is finally found and a sleigh is pressed into service, and to make matters worse, he is pinched for speeding. He squares matters and gets the medicine, but is re-arrested for trying to enter his quarantined home. The judge is lenient and sends him home, where he arrives in time with the sticks of licorice to save the "young ones' lives." Gratitude reigns and the fond mothers show their delight and appreciation in regular grown-up style.
