Polly listens to the advice of a friend and engages a certain Mr. Gumble to refurnish her home according to the latest style in “influence.” Antiques were the fashion, and so Mr. Gumble, a very lady-like gentleman with a liking for cocktails, proceeded to place in the Minor home various influences belonging to different periods and nationalities to the tune of several hundreds of dollars. A personal call from Mr. Gumble, when he presents the bill to Henry, affords considerable comedy; for just at that moment a telephone message from her friend acquaints Polly with the fact that the fashion has taken a sudden change, and that on account of the war, house furnishings shall be simple and carry the American influence. Needless to say, Mr. Gumble makes a hurried exit with the help of Henry, and is told to send for his antiques the following day.