Pokes believes himself an artist on the cornet, but the Jabs family across the hall, like the rest of the neighbors, do not share this opinion. They are all annoyed at the noise he makes and finally Jabs tells his wife that he will stop it...See morePokes believes himself an artist on the cornet, but the Jabs family across the hall, like the rest of the neighbors, do not share this opinion. They are all annoyed at the noise he makes and finally Jabs tells his wife that he will stop it by getting Pokes out of the house. He finds some difficulty in doing so, however, as Mrs. Pokes keeps a watchful eye on her spouse. He finally succeeds by arresting Pokes, and once out of the house they start out for a good time, which they surely have, getting into all sorts of scrapes as their imagination gets the better of them. They finally arrive home and tell a well connected story, only to be thrown out of the window by their enraged wives. They are not hurt, but the sudden stop at the bottom lands them among the stars, and while Jabs bemoans his fate, Pokes is leisurely "counting 'em up." Written by
Moving Picture World, August 18, 1917
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