“Two of the most delectable toys of Cupid are the womanhater and the manhater, and the anti-matrimonial clubs are to him roaring farces. He may play with you as a fisherman plays with a trout, but you are hooked eventually. Dick Harcourt was betrothed to little Alice Vance, and it looked as if the villagers would soon hear the tintinnabulation of wedding bells reverberating through the flower-clothed vales of Southern California. The world is bright for Dick, the flowers take on a brighter hue, the birds sing sweeter and mental sunshine possesses him, when suddenly he is seized with an ominous convulsion. He asks himself, ‘Can this be indigestion?’ No. Little does he know that it is a premonition of a prank of Cupid, for down the lane we see approaching Alice. To our question, ‘Alice, where art thou going, pretty maid?’ ‘To give Dick the mit, sir,’ she said. This she does, hurling poor Dick from the seventh heaven of delight into the depth of despair by giving back the engagement ring. In the glorious country of oranges he has picked a lemon. At that moment he becomes a womanhater, and in resentment joins the anti-marriage club. Meanwhile a similar tragedy is enacted at the home of Dora Dean, who is cruelly jilted by her sweetheart, Harry. Here, of course, we have the manhater. They are unknown to each other and by strange coincidence determine upon a little trip to induce forgetfulness. This has not the desired effect, and a homecoming is resolved upon. Aha! Cupid is still busy—that’s the trouble, and by fortuity the bruised-hearted couple board the same train. Dora, with her extreme loathing for men, refuses to share a seat with anyone. Dick is seen absentmindedly sauntering to the station and runs against a child laden with grocery parcels, spilling a bag of rice over the sidewalk. The child in anger throws a handful of the rice at Dick, grains of which repose on his hatbrim and shoulders. After paying the damages, he continues on to the railroad station, entering the coach wherein is seated disgruntled Dora. Hers is the only seat with but one occupant and although she has refused to share it with others, a handsome fellow like Dick has some weight. Another laugh for Cupid. Shortly after the train stops one of the passengers discovers the grains of rice on Dick’s hatbrim: A bride and groom—well! Congratulations are in order. Denials useless. On the train there happens to be a member of the anti-marriage club, who telegraphs ahead the news that Dick is a traitor, requesting the club members to be at the station to give him a reception. Oh, such a reception. Headed by a rube band, the members carry signs reading, ‘Another Good Man Gone Wrong,’ ‘Marriage is a Good Thing, Nit!’ etc. A carriage, to which is hitched a razor-back mule, is waiting. Into the carriage is forced Dora, and on the rail-back of the mule is placed Dick. Through the town they parade towards Dora’s home. Two things may be imagined—the consternation of the Dean family on the arrival of this bizarre caravan; also poor Dick’s condition after his ride on this animated fence rail. This, however, is not the worst of it, for when Dick calls to apologize for the scene in which he was an unwilling actor he finds that a wealth of wedding presents have been received by the groomless bride. He is blamed for it all and her intention is to throw them out, but Dick impresses her that such a course would be shameful—Cupid still busy. Well, the presents are not disturbed nor are the address cards reading, ‘To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harcourt’ changed. Cupid lands a knockout."—5 Mar 1910 Moving Picture World