Col. Houston calls upon Miss Prudence Calhoun and while courting on the sofa, the elderly Southern couple are assisted by Iva Dawson, who hides unseen behind the sofa. Iva puts an arm about each of them and then again hides. They in turn seem angry at each other at such forwardness and separate. Prudence, Iva, Senator and Mrs. Dawson now come in. The ladies remove their wraps, and the Senator leaves the room and goes to bedroom, where he takes off his wig. He then leaves. Iva then cautiously enters the bedroom, tries on the wig and calls Sally to help her with the Senator’s clothes. Sally now enters the parlor with a card, and Prudence and Mrs. Dawson tell her to usher the party in. Sally returns with Iva dressed as a man and they do not recognize her. Iva finally sits down, pulls off the wig and causes much amusement. The Senator returns to the bedroom, finds his wig gone and leaves in anger. Iva plans to play a joke on the Colonel and the women agree to keep the secret. Then she kisses them just as the Senator enters and sees it. He leaves in a rage. He meets the Colonel in the hallway and tells of a man kissing the woman in the parlor and they hurry to the parlor. In the meantime, the women have left the parlor and when the Colonel and Senator enter, they find it empty. They go to the garden and there find Iva and Prudence embracing and then leaving. The Colonel in a rage follows them, while Mrs. Dawson appears and finally explains to the Senator that the man is their own daughter, which greatly amuses him. Iva and Prudence sit on a bench and kiss, as the Colonel rushes up and demands an explanation. An argument follows. Then Colonel on his knees places a ring on Prudence’s finger. Iva does the same. Senator and Mrs. Dawson enter in the background. Prudence finally accepts the Colonel. He then turns to Iva to call “him” out and settle it. Iva then unmasks herself and Colonel forgives her.