Helen Ross spends her time reading novels. She has made up her mind to marry only a young man whom she can save from something or other, or one who can rescue her in some romantic way. Her father comes to her room and asks her to come down to meet Jack Wilson, a young millionaire. She refuses to meet a man in such a commonplace way. When her father insists she packs a bag and announces that she is going to their country home. Boss comes down, carrying an armful of Helen’s novels, and explains that the girl is romance-struck. The young man shows Ross an invitation he has, to spend the week-end at his cousin’s home. They shake hands, and he leaves for his cousin’s place, which, as it happens, adjoins the country home of the Rosses. About a week after Jack’s arrival the young people decide to give private theatricals, and assemble for a rehearsal. In the playlet they are giving the leading character is supposed to be a criminal, and the others guards, officers, Salvation Army, etc. At the last moment the man who is taking the leading part is called away, and Jack is urged to take the role. But he refuses. The boys then lay hold of him and force him into the striped suit. As they turn away for a minute he leaps to an open window, jumps through and dashes away, the boys dressed as guards and officers in pursuit. Helen Ross is just then sitting on the grass in the garden and reading, as usual. She hears shouts and, looking up, sees Jack’s head over the fence. He jumps over and races in her direction. She decides to save him. As he is about to run past her she stops him and, pulling him down on the ground beside her, takes his head in her lap and hastily places her parasol over him. Just then the mock officers leap over the fence. As soon as they are gone Helen sits up, but Jack seems to have forgotten that he should get up, and continues to lie there. Helen angrily gets up, and his head bangs on the ground. He then stands up and, looking at her more closely, recognizes her as Helen Ross. She, however, does not know him, but believes him to be an escaped convict. She looks him over, and he being handsome, and also having saved him, she of course immediately falls in love with him. The end comes in the conventional way.