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Mr. Webb, struck by the novelty of a little toy phone offered for sale by a street peddler, buys one for his daughter, Ruth. The child is delighted with her new plaything. Her father shows ... See full summary

Mr. Webb, struck by the novelty of a little toy phone offered for sale by a street peddler, buys one for his daughter, Ruth. The child is delighted with her new plaything. Her father shows how it can be run from her bedroom to the nursery of her little friend, Gladys, who lives across the street. On the day after the phone is installed, Mr. Webb has occasion to discharge an impertinent gardener, Pedro. He leaves the house, vowing revenge. On the following day, when Mr. Webb is at the office, the Italian returns and steals into the house. Mrs. Webb is alone sewing in Ruth's room. Pedro enters and secures her hand and foot. He attaches his revolver to the door, so that the first one to enter will set is off. He leaves by the window, closing it after him. The woman is terrified and cannot move. Suddenly she remembers the toy phone close at her side. She calls through it to her little girl, who is playing in Gladys' nursery. Ruth finally hears and understands her mother's cry for help. ...