Girl Shy

En route to the city to find a publisher for his book, a collection of romances in which he plays the amorous hero, The Poor Boy, a shy tailor's apprentice, meets The Rich Girl and helps conceal her toy dog from the train conductor. The publisher rejects his manuscript, and The Poor Boy, disappointed at his failure, gives up The Rich Girl. Following a change of mind, the publisher sends The Poor Boy an advance of $3,000, thereby provoking him to pursue his true love, who is about to marry a man who already has a wife. In a wild chase, The Poor Boy, using an automobile, motorcycles, horses, and a trolley car, arrives at the church in time to halt the wedding. Tonguetied, he picks up the girl and carries her out of the church.