Daughter is a sweet and simple thing but not easily managed. Mother picks Harry. Dad prefers Johnny. Daughter herself has her heart set on Billy. A mild war is declared when daughter sees a way to solve the matter. She tells mother that she will marry Harry, Dad that she will wed Johnnie and whispers slyly to Billy that he is the man. Promptly the mischievous maid writes two letters. She tells Harry to dress as a boy and come over that evening to elope, promising to be dressed as a woman with heavy veil. The other missive informs Johnnie that he is to dress like a woman with a heavy veil and be ready to elope that night. At the appointed hour, father and mother pretend sleep, each certain that the favorite is to win the girl. Harry and Johnnie, in their respective disguises, slip around the house and into each other's arms. With all haste they are away to the justice of the peace and are married. Meanwhile the girl and Billy are trying to get away from the house. Mother and father discover them and the chase begins. After a riot and a marriage on the run Billy and the girl are tied safely for life.
