The Conductor's Classy Champion - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Conductor 786, affectionately known as "Con," has a peculiar faculty of being lucky at the right time. Through his own ability he outmaneuvered a rival for the affections of the woman he loved, but when that rival planned vengeance it was ...See moreConductor 786, affectionately known as "Con," has a peculiar faculty of being lucky at the right time. Through his own ability he outmaneuvered a rival for the affections of the woman he loved, but when that rival planned vengeance it was Con's luck that saved him. The railroad company had been greatly annoyed by rowdies creating trouble on the cars, and the employees had been warned that the next outbreak would result in the dismissal of the conductor who failed to suppress it. Con was not a fighting man, in fact, he was particularly meek, and the wicked rival hired two ugly chaps, instructing them to create trouble on Con's car and cause his dismissal. Fortunately for Con, he heard the villains discussing the plot. More fortunately, the day before he had saved the life of a small dog, and won the gratitude of its owner, "The Great Cordelia." This lady was the champion female hammer thrower of the United States and remarkably muscular. In his time of stress Con remembered Cordelia, and calling upon her won the promise of her aid. Cordelia was on the car when the would-be disturbers arrived. They started to fight and argue, and the passengers fled in dismay, all except Cordelia. That brave woman seized the pair of disputants, carried them out of the car, and then proceeded to make a new long-distance hurling record. After which she went to the superintendent's office and gave Con all the credit. The modest conductor was summoned before his chief and warmly praised. The superintendent said: "This lady declares you did her a great service, and saw two ruffians, who insulted her, punished." To which Con replied, privately aware that his ambiguous words were truthful: "The lady is right; I saw that they were punished." Con's rival never annoyed him again. The report that was brought back by his lieutenants was so terrifying that he decided not to annoy Con, and the conductor's wooing of the lady was not again interrupted. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less