在这部Love, Luck and a Paint Brush喜剧/短片片中,
Ramona is employed at a department store. Eddie, an artist, is hard up. His pal, Lee, is likewise short of cash. Eddie gets a note from Ramona telling him that he is too cheap to suit her, and all is over between them. Eddie rushes out and bumps into an unfortunate individual, who resents it. In a hurry he placates the old man by giving him his card. Eddie rushes to a telephone and calls Ramona up. She is unforgiving. He bumps into another old man and does more placating with his card. He seeks Ramona, makes up and agrees to take her to dinner that evening. He borrows Lee's last dollar. Ramona passes up the cheaper restaurants and insists upon Delmonico's. As they enter, Eddie buys a paper. The newsboy runs off with the dollar. Eddie pursues and when he catches the boy, the latter swears he swallowed the money. Ramona finishes her meal alone and parts with her weekly paycheck. Eddie, despondent, returns to the studio. The first man Eddie had given a card to decides life is not worth ...
