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Two Belleville Rivals Face Auto and Jailed Misadventure
George Higgins and John Clark feud over Eva Tallman. Higgins drowns rumors while Clark finds his clothes on a riverbank. Higgins borrows a car to fetch clothes, is jailed as a tramp, and misidentifications amid a string of comic errors. A surprise twist ends with Eva Tallman marrying Charles Parker while the two rivals remain jailed.
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George Higgins
John Clark
Belleville
Eva Tallman
Tallman
Higgins
Air
Ofcer
Srgeant
Clark
John
Hls
Eva
William Tallman
Mr. Tallman