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It is Nettie's birthday and she entertains a number of her many friends. Fatty Zamm, one of her admirers, asserts himself and monopolizes Nettie's attention. Happy Harry, upon whom the girls looks with favor, is not a member of the party, ...See moreIt is Nettie's birthday and she entertains a number of her many friends. Fatty Zamm, one of her admirers, asserts himself and monopolizes Nettie's attention. Happy Harry, upon whom the girls looks with favor, is not a member of the party, and at a safe distance from the house, he bravely ponders over the strange doings of fate, inwardly cursing the groundless opposition of Nettie's pater. Nettie spies Harry and, touching the keys of love's wireless, the two are soon together, out on the porch, whispering sweet nothings. Remembering her assembled guests, Nettie tells Harry to wait, for she will promptly rejoin him. Alas, poor Harry! Surrounded by merrymakers, Nettie forgets the waiting lover, who waits and sighs in vain. Fatty, who persists in the "I-am-it" method, finds a worthy rival in Percy, who delivers an ultimatum. A ladylike war breaks out and ice cream and soft drinks are freely thrown about to the detriment of the wall paper. Papa intervenes, uppercuts the belligerents and then rushes out to the nearest paperhanger. Here he has considerable difficulty in being understood, but after ripping up the place, he selects the paper and makes arrangements for the immediate papering of his reception room. Harry, who is still at his post waiting for the fair one, persuades the paperhanger to take his place, and, armed with paste, paper and ladder, he enters the home in which he is persona non grata. Harry uses paste and paper liberally but not judiciously. The guests in close formation charge upon him, but Harry uses his paste brush with accuracy and dexterity. Pandemonium reigns. Percy, after a taste of paste, beats an inglorious retreat, but Fatty continues to lead his cohorts against invincible Harry. Papa joins the fray and is flabbergasted to find that the leading combatants, Zamm and Harry, wind up the war with an affectionate embrace in which Nettie participates. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less