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riedly descends. At another time the elevator ascends under him just in time to prevent him from sitting down on empty space. Then Charlie turns it into a restaurant dumbwaiter serving him an unexpected variety of luncheon dishes. Thus the foreman, above, lays a frankfurter on the elevator which descends to serve the meat to Charlie, who places it in a whole loaf of bread. The foreman is next surprised to find only an empty banana skin beside him.
When pay day comes Charlie believes he has been cheated. By a corner fence we see him in eloquent pantomime arguing with an off-scene person for more money. But his own fingers, as they figure, show him to have been overpaid. He hides part of his pay in his hat to keep it from his wife, but in vain, for the hefty shrew has been shadowing him. She grabs the money but he manages to pick her pocketbook before ducking away from her.
Night finds him with cronies outside the closing saloon from which they have just been ejected into the rain. They form a quartette for some sour harmonizing. When their rendition of "Sweet Adeline" is applauded with a pitcher of water from an irate woman above, Charlie nonchalantly opens an umbrella and continues singing. A drunken mix-up of coats and umbrellas follows. Charlie and a companion each get one arm in a sleeve of the other's coat and Charlie finds himself suddenly whisked around the corner, but has the presence of mind to tip his hat to a cop as he is pulled down the street. There is further comic confusion with Charlie's cane held up as a fat companion's umbrella and difficulties crossing a large puddle.
And now the struggle to board a trolley car for home. Dozens storm ahead and crowd Charlie out. On his third attempt a flying overhead dive lands him near the rear entrance, only to be pushed all the way through the car