Jerry is an unfortunate married man of small stature, and possesses an unmerciful mother-in-law. Sent to the market, he meets pretty Kitty: an appointment is made, and he returns home late to receive their usual blessing. How to keep his appointment with Kitty worries him, The Superintendent of Police, a friend of his, aids him, for on that night Jerry is arrested in his own home and set free outside of the house. While waiting to he served in the Tip Top café, Kitty and he write postals. Jerry writes a pathetic letter of his suffering to his mother-in-law, while Kitty informs a girl friend that she is at that time dining with Jerry in the Tip Top café. Too much gum sticks the postals together when mailed, and Kitty's postal falls into the hands of the mother-in-law. She and the wife immediately set out to the restaurant and Jerry is brought home in a much dilapidated condition.