Acton Davies

Tillie Todd gifts her wealthy Aunt Sally a dime-store tomato pincushion, falsely claiming it’s handmade. Cousin Percy exposes the lie, vying for Sally’s favor. At Sally’s birthday, Tillie’s suitor “The Bat” crash-lands his flying invention, inspiring Sally to take flight herself. Declared dead after vanishing for days, she wills Tillie the pincushion but leaves most of her estate to her pet monkey Jim, with Percy as eventual heir. Percy kidnaps Jim to hasten his fortune, framing Tillie for the crime. Pursued by police, Tillie is saved when Sally returns alive. In frustration, Tillie tears apart the despised pincushion—only to discover it stuffed with $10,000.

Wealthy socialite Hal Merritt retreats to a ranch after his sweetheart leaves him, declaring his hatred for women. He is displeased to find the rancher’s young niece staying there. To avoid her, Hal rides into the woods, where he defends his horse from a Native American and accidentally stabs him. Tribesmen abduct Hal, tying him to a tree to be burned. The girl escapes, alerts a posse, and returns just in time to rescue him. Back at the ranch, as she nurses him, Hal reconsiders his vow, and the two share a romantic embrace.

Tillie Todd gifts her wealthy Aunt Sally a dime-store tomato pincushion, falsely claiming it’s handmade. Cousin Percy exposes the lie, vying for Sally’s favor. At Sally’s birthday, Tillie’s suitor “The Bat” crash-lands his flying invention, inspiring Sally to take flight herself. Declared dead after vanishing for days, she wills Tillie the pincushion but leaves most of her estate to her pet monkey Jim, with Percy as eventual heir. Percy kidnaps Jim to hasten his fortune, framing Tillie for the crime. Pursued by police, Tillie is saved when Sally returns alive. In frustration, Tillie tears apart the despised pincushion—only to discover it stuffed with $10,000.

Wealthy socialite Hal Merritt retreats to a ranch after his sweetheart leaves him, declaring his hatred for women. He is displeased to find the rancher’s young niece staying there. To avoid her, Hal rides into the woods, where he defends his horse from a Native American and accidentally stabs him. Tribesmen abduct Hal, tying him to a tree to be burned. The girl escapes, alerts a posse, and returns just in time to rescue him. Back at the ranch, as she nurses him, Hal reconsiders his vow, and the two share a romantic embrace.