Jack and Nell are newlyweds. Nell simply can’t cook and Jack is sure that if he goes on eating her grub much longer, dire things will result. He plays ball with her biscuits and they certainly do bounce—but don’t break. Nell tearfully goes right home to mama, but Jack concludes that she will be back all right, and doesn’t spend any time worrying. He decides to give her a surprise when she does return and phones an employment agency to send a cook. The cook arrives—full-blooded Irish, and encumbered with a baby. Then Jack’s uncle comes for a visit to give him a start when married, as promised. Fearing that Uncle will not come through with a donation if he learns of the quarrel, Jack presents the cook, Mrs. O’Laughlin, as his wife, and while uncle is not overly pleased, he makes the best of it and writes out a large check. In accordance with his policy that the lady of the house should handle all moneys, the check is given to Mrs. O’Laughlin, “phoney” wife. Hark! From the kitchen comes forth the squeal of a baby. Jack tells Uncle that he has been married secretly for two years and that the baby is his. Uncle has then little family pose for their picture and then sets out to get baby some toys. Passing through the park, on his way back, he decides to rest a while and sits down on a bench beside Nell, who in crying repentantly. She sees the photo in his hand and he proudly tells her that it is his nephew’s family. Uncle likes Nell’s looks and invites her to come home with him to see the family and she accepts. When they arrive, Jack is introduced to Nell and they meet as strangers. Uncle persuades Nell to stay as nurse. In the meantime, Mr. O’Laughlin seeks to recover his wife and learns of her whereabouts through an employment agency. Uncle leads Jack and Mrs. O’Laughlin to “their” room and bids them goodnight. Nell, indignantly returning downstairs for her suitcase, admits O’Laughlin, who want to see his wife. Nell immediately sees a light, and leads him to Jack’s room. Then O’Laughlin starts to massacre Jack and Nell unintentionally flees into Uncle’s room. A mighty shove from O’Laughlin sends Jack into Uncle’s room and he demands to know what Nell is doing there. Mrs. O’Laughlin appeases her husband with the check and as explanations follow, Uncle squares Jack with another large check. — Moving Picture World, February 26, 1916, p. 1356.