Black Eyes

Mr. and Mrs. Willard are happily married, but Mr. Willard's law partner is somewhat of a rounder, and often tries to induce Willard to "come on out for a big time." One day, it is the day on which Willard has promised to take his wife to the theater, Willard's partner tells him that he has secured tickets for the big prize fight and begs Willard to accompany him that evening. Willard finally consents, and making an excuse to his wife, gets away. Mrs. Willard accepts a neighbor's invitation to play "bridge," and leaves for home after she has lost a good deal of money. Hubby, however, has arrived home first, and he "calls her down" for being out so late, forgetting to state that he has only been home for five minutes himself. They both promise to "never do it again." But a week later, Willard's partner reminds him that they have both been invited to a masked ball at the home of a lady friend of the partner's. Willard plots with his partner to get away by having the partner send him a fak