Pokes and Jabbs, two rare sports, become enamored of Mlle. Zee-Bra, the dashing comedienne appearing at one of the local theaters, and invite her out to supper after the show. When Mlle. Zee-Bra appears at the stage entrance, the two sports are there with flowers and candy, but Jabbs, with fiendish skill, double crosses his pal, and after getting in solid with the actress himself leaves Pokes to pay for the taxi while he enters the café with the girl. Pokes, however, disguises himself as the waiter, enters the private room where Jabbs and the Mlle. are dining, and proceeds to wreak vengeance upon his false friend. While Pokes and Jabbs are trying to arrange a plan whereby one of them can be eliminated, leaving the field open to the other, the husband of the actress appears at the café and demands an explanation. Mlle. tearfully begs her husband to spare the two cringing sports, but the husband is obdurate and refuses to show them mercy. However, at length he consents to spare one of them, but they themselves must decide who will be the unfortunate one. Pouring a vial (which all think contains poison) into the coffee, the husband orders Pokes and Jabbs to choose between the cups. Pokes loses, and in a frenzy of fear, after drinking the fatal dose, implores Jabbs to save him from death. This Jabbs tries to do to the best of his ability, and the punching which Jabbs hands to Pokes according to his ideas of resuscitation makes Pokes regret that any such person as Mlle. Zee-Bra ever crossed his path.