Love and a Lemon (1912)

• 82%
• 1912
• Comedy
• Al Christie

John Hobbs is a candidate for sheriff, so is Sam Barton. John is a favorite in the vicinity, but Barton has the political pull. Things look none too well for John, when Mary Lemon arrives to visit her brother's ranch. Mary is a suffragette. Having come to the country for a rest from men and work, she promptly forms an attachment for John and starts right in to turn a probable defeat into a sure victory. Mary calls a meeting and the boys attend anticipating some amusement. They leave enthusiastic about Clary's charming personality and many of them lukewarm in their adherence to Barton. Mary is not satisfied, election day is at hand and the fight is not won. Mary being a suffragette and a lady, has a large stock of quotations at her command. She remembers one, "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach." Mary buys up all the lemons on the market and prays for high temperature on election day. Her prayer is answered and the day brings forth many violent thirsts and no saloons open. Mary opens a lemonade booth near the polls, free drinks for the adherents of John Hobbs. The temperature and the thirsts rise, men are tempted and fall, they procure free and harmless drinks and a badge bearing the caption: "Vote for John Hobbs." The election is won by lemonade and John is duly grateful, and when the last spectator is gone shows it in the usual manner of a man wanting a girl for life, and things do not look rosy for Mary's future career as an active suffragette.