Sam contemplates suicide. Sadie's dad has repeatedly kicked him out of his domicile and even Sadie has begun to lose faith in her hero. Sam is reduced still further in spirits when Sadie tells him that her father has threatened to have him arrested as a white-slaver it he shows up around her home again. Instead of committing suicide Sam hits upon a brilliant plan; he decides to elope and be married on the wing. Sadie being agreeable, they pack their telescopes and set out for the pastorate of the minister in the next town. Here come complications. Sadie's dad apprised of the elopement, calls in the police. Two score eagle-eyed detectives are summoned. Bloodhounds are hastily fed with raw meat and roused from their kennels. Church bells are rung and the local Anthony Gumstalk mounts his velocipede to overtake Sam, the white-slaver. Sam and Sadie find the minister's house in good time but, woe is me, his reverence is not home. Sadie, however, foils the detectives by blacking her face and posing as the rector's maid. The detectives, weary with their unwonted exercise, determine to call it a day and lie down in the pastor's parlor for a nap. Anon, the minister returns home. Sadie, hastily washing her face, explains matters to him, and while the sleuths of the law sleep on, Sam and Sadie are made one and indissoluble. Meanwhile Anthony Gumstalk has sent a note to the head of the detective bureau in Sadie's home town. "Can a White Slave Be Black?" is the gist of the note. Sadie's father and the sergeant of detectives receive the message and hurry to the minister's, feeling that things have taken a dark turn. When they arrive Sam and Sadie are leaving with their marriage certificate. Papa and the sergeant obtain relief by casting stones at the detective force.