Billy is in love with Lottie, the daughter of old man Smith, who does not approve of Billy as a suitor because he wants his daughter to marry Percy Meldon, the dude of the village. Billy is discovered sitting on the porch spooning with Lottie. The old man becomes so enraged that he picks up pillows, books and various other articles, and proceeds to the porch where he hits Billy on the "bean" with them. But this does not dampen the ardor of his love. When he learns that the family is going to a theater that afternoon, he decides to call on his sweetheart again, which he does. The door is locked but he climbs through the window. Unfortunately for him the old man forgot his theater tickets; he returns and finds Billy hid under the table. In trying to pull him from under he unconsciously pulls his trousers off and kicks Bill out of the house without them. Bill is now at his wits end what to do as he is informed that the father is going to place the girl in a convent that afternoon. He arranges with several friends to meet the old man in his automobile on the way to the convent, and pretend to hold him up and rob him when at the opportune moment Bill will rush upon the scene and defend the old man. The plan is successfully carried out, and he succeeds in fooling dad and gaining his consent to marry Lottie.
