Summary
In an era where philanthropy often veered into the theatrically bizarre, a Red Cross fundraiser unfolds, its centerpiece a peculiar auction of feminine affection. Amidst the charming chaos, one young woman, her sensibilities perhaps overwhelmed by the peculiar transactional nature of such an event, experiences a dramatic mental lapse. Her marital vows momentarily forgotten, she impulsively pledges her hand to two distinct, eager suitors, each instructed to arrive at the bustling depot, minister in tow, ready to solemnize the impromptu unions. What ensues is a masterclass in escalating comedic pandemonium: the number of unwitting clergymen multiplies, each zealous in their pursuit of matrimony, ultimately resorting to a bicycle-borne chase across the landscape. The two bewildered would-be grooms, equally determined yet perpetually thwarted, find themselves locked in a paradoxical dance of elusion, not just of each other, but of the very woman they seek. The entire farcical ballet culminates with the timely, if somewhat exasperated, appearance of the woman's actual husband, who, with a single, decisive gesture, punctures the balloon of burgeoning marital mayhem, restoring a semblance of order to the day's extraordinary flirtations.
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At a Red Cross entertainment where pretty girls' kisses are sold to the highest bidder, one of the young women whose kisses are being sold becomes unbalanced, and forgetting that she is already married, promises her hand to two rival suitors, each of whom is to meet her at the depot with a minister. In the mix-up, the number of ministers invited to perform the ceremony increases, and in their eagerness to be in at the finish they take to bicycles in pursuit as the two lovers try to elude each other. Finally the husband of the young woman appears on the scene and puts an end to his wife's flirtations.
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