The Eyes Have It
Directed by Arthur HotalingThe chief decides that it is about time the city has a police force that is more on the lines of a regular city. He has pretty poor material to deal with and discipline is at a discount, but for a starter he posts a sign that any policeman caught drinking on duty will lose his job with suddenness. In spite of the rigid ruling the call of the glass is too strong to be resisted, and Pat Casey takes a chance and slips into his regular port for a morning nip. But the chief is on his trail and shows up just as Pat is finishing his bottle. He lands one good punch on Pat's eye, but Pat knocks him down and makes his escape. The chief did not get a chance to read Pat's number, but he is certain he will know that black eye. Pat comes back to the saloon and learns from the barkeeper that the chief has him marked. He laments his bad luck to Mrs. Casey, but that resourceful lady is not a bit worried. She spends a pleasant hour blackening the eyes of other policemen and when they come to the station the chief is all at sea. Outside Mrs. Casey waits for her spouse. The policemen spot the cause of their discolored optics and charge upon her, but when she explains that it was to save Pat's shield all is forgiven.
