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Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots Synopsis
Walter Huntley purchases a pair of embroidered evening slippers for his fiancée, Mabel Brown, but after she breaks off their engagement, he gives them to his maid. Mrs. Leffingwell, meanwhile, buys an identical pair to wear to a fashionable dance, where she so impresses Walter that Mr. Leffingwell leaves the ballroom in anger. As he passes Walter's room later that evening, he sees a woman remove the embroidered slippers from her feet, and although it is only the maid trying on her new shoes, Leffingwell believes that his wife has succumbed to Walter's overtures. On a stormy evening soon afterwards, Mrs. Leffingwell attends a dinner at which Walter and Mabel, who are on the verge of a reconciliation, are also present, but when Mr. Leffingwell arrives, he finds his wife's slippers drying by the fire. Just as the jealous husband is about to leave his wife for good, the maid appears with her matching pair of shoes, and the Leffingwells' marriage is saved.
Time Locks and Diamonds Synopsis
After years on the international crime circuit, "Silver Jim" Farrel shares a comfortable and honest suburban life with Marjory, his sister, until word comes that an old friend from his thieving days is in desperate need of cash. To save his bankrupt friend from jail, Jim reluctantly executes a jewel heist, being careful not to involve Marjory or his sweetheart, who know nothing of his past, in the scheme. When Edgar Seymour, the son of the robbed jeweler, attends Marjory's wedding, Jim prevents him from exposing him on the spot only by jabbing a gun into his back during the proceedings. After the ceremony, Jim returns the jewels as promised, avoiding reprisals from the senior Seymour by reminding him of the time when he swindled Jim and caused him to serve time in prison for someone else's crime. With the help of a sliding trick door and a conveniently placed safe, "Silver Jim" escapes police detection and returns to his quiet, honest existence.
"Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Time Locks and Diamonds" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots