While his wife (Helen Foster) is away, the husband (Johnny Arthur) attempts to clean the house which ends up being a disaster. The house is completely destroyed by an overflowing bathtub, fire in the kitchen, feathers from the pillows everywhere, and a dog (Napolean) decides to chase a cat around the house wiping out what the water and fire didn't damage already.


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