Heaven Will Protect A Woiking Goil (1916)

• 52%
• 1916
• Comedy
• John Francis Dillon
• Russ Powell
• Priscilla Dean
• Arthur Moon

The villain is having a stormy interview with his accomplice. They argue over a matter of ten cents, which the villain advanced to the tool the day previous. The scene changes to Nellie's home in the country, where the hero, Joe, is taking leave of Nellie's mother, promising to find the heroine who has gone to the city in search of her drunken father. Joe beats his way on a freight train. In the meantime, the villain and his accomplice are making attempts to lure away a salesgirl in a nearby department store. During their nefarious operations, the tool spies Nellie on the street, and follows her. He is joined by the villain in an automobile. By a ruse, they get Nellie into their car and take her to the villain's office. The villain has a terrific struggle with Nellie. Nellie bests the villain and escapes. The shop girl is discharged and is given notice by her landlord that unless she pays the rent she must leave. She is just in the act of taking poison when Joe, who has found Nellie, arrives. The bottle of poison, thrown out into the hall, accidentally strikes the villain, and he and his accomplice enter, endeavoring to capture the shopgirl. But she escapes. Joe and Nellie get away in a "Flivver." The villain and his accomplice give furious chase. They capture Joe and Nellie and brutally tie them to a railroad track. A passenger train is approaching. As it draws nearer and nearer, Joe and Nellie struggle furiously to free themselves, but are unable to do so. In the nick of time they are saved by a passing tramp. During this time the shopgirl has warned the local police, who gave chase to the villains. Their automobile has been disabled, so they get away in the "Flivver." They accidentally take a terrible leap over a dizzy cliff to a point several hundred feet below, but escape injury. However, they are well punished for their attempted villainy and decide to permanently leave the territory.