An allegedly magic mask prevents those who wear it from harm. When two thugs steal it and perform a bank robbery, the joke is on them.; Two French noblemen duel themselves over a period of weeks. One manipulates the pistol of the other, but the plan backfires.; Asa Hartley builds a loony-looking house to ruin the neighborhood, becausee the townsfolk drove off his father. The police chief, however, digs deeper and uncovers a crime committed years ago.; Jane Howard, newspaperwoman, remembers her encounter with Joe Kerr, the gambler who was searching frantically for a special “joker” card. Kerr was killed in the process, a victim of his own greed.