Terence Tightwad does not approve of the attentions paid to his daughter Marion by Harry Lightfoot; neither does family dog Murphy. Murphy and old Tightwad show their displeasure at Harry's insistence on visiting the Tightwad home by combining in a "free-for-all" fight with him, from which Harry emerges "third best." When old Tightwad spirits Marion away to a nearby resort hotel, Harry picks up the love trail, follows, and finds employment at the hotel as a bellboy. Overcoming all the hazards of the militant father's objections, Harry finally escapes in a spectacular manner with Marion, leaving father and the dog to fight it out.
—Moving Picture World synopsis