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Why Mules Leave Home Synopsis

Fanny, the mule, is beaten by the tough sheriff who has the pretty girl in his power. She appeals to the chivalry of Slim, who remonstrates with the brute, but to no avail. The mule is offered at auction. Kind-hearted, Slim promises to buy Fanny for the girl but he is outbid by the Sheriff. Slim gets away with Fanny anyway. Seeing an Italian making money with a grind organ and a monkey on a string, Slim gets an organ and competes with the performing mule. He calls on the girl for the purpose of living happy ever after on the money he had made with the mule. The sheriff pursues the hoss thief, but Fanny hides under the table and puts the sleuth to shame. The girl and the man are wed.

Mary's Ankle Synopsis

While walking along the street one day, Arthur P. Hampton, an impoverished young doctor, and his chums, Stub Masters and Johnny Stokes, are persuaded to part with their last remaining funds by tag day solicitor Mary Jane Smith, with whom the doctor promptly falls in love. Doc's friends then hit upon a get-rich-quick scheme. Knowing that his Uncle George has promised a large sum of money upon his nephew's marriage, they persuade Doc to send out fake wedding invitations naming Mary Jane as the blushing bride. Uncle George, elated at the good news, writes to Mary Jane's aunt, Angelica Burns, an old sweetheart, to invite Mary Jane and Angelica to be his guests on an ocean voyage. Meanwhile, Mary Jane pays a visit to the doctor's office and, upon seeing the wedding invitations, becomes so flustered that she trips and sprains her ankle. Doc comes to her rescue and then begs her to pose as his wife. She agrees, but at ship-side, Stub and Johnnie confess all to Uncle George, who flies into a rage until Doc announces that he and Mary Jane have chosen a wedding at sea.