A lady is shown seated on a park bench. A horseman arrives and attempts to make love to her. She is rescued by a man in an automobile, who falls in love with her. He calls upon her at her home, but her father disapproves the match. He goes to a priest, however, and arranges for a special license to marry. The trysting place is arranged. The rival lover overhears the plans and determines to outwit the more successful suitor. On his way home the automobile of the successful suitor is waylaid by a pair of highwaymen. He is carried to a lonely place in the woods and tied to a tree. The rival dons his coat and assumes a false moustache to appear like the successful suitor. He then goes away in the automobile. Meanwhile the two confederate highwaymen quarrel over the money which has been paid them. During the quarrel the lover cuts the ropes which tie him to the tree, escapes upon the other man's horse and starts in pursuit of the automobile. He arrives at the church in time to interrupt the false wedding. The father arrives and forgives the lover who has saved his daughter and the originally planned wedding takes place.
