Peggy had no idea that going wading on the sly would turn her into Cinderella, in a way that surprised her father, the Constable, and Oscar, the Prince Charming who rescued her slipper. Oscar got into a fight with the Constable. Oscar located his Cinderella and was asked to meet her father. Father turned out to be the Constable. The latter's damp dignity did not go towards softening the introduction. This was just the beginning of Oscar's troubles, as father had had the Head Constable in mind for his daughter and considered this the opportune moment to force the issue. None of them had reckoned on Oscar's wounded feelings. His misery brought out the cunning in him that resulted in the Head Constable getting locked in the closet with the hired girl and various other unpleasant things.
—Moving Picture World synopsis