Evelyn and Eddie are lovers, but her parents have other plans for her and refuse to consider Eddie, who is only a clerk in a hardware store, as a possible son-in-law. They make all arrangements for Evelyn to wed Si Quibs, a prosperous farmer. Finding Evelyn obdurate, her parents lock her in her room until the day of the wedding. Reading her favorite hook, Evelyn falls asleep and dreams she is back, living in the days of knights .and armor and such things. Eddie is, of course, in her dreams, a gallant knight, who hews down without hesitation all the guards and others who attempt to stop the rescue of his sweetheart. Evelyn is awakened by being called to make ready for her wedding. Eddie tells his tale of woe to a sympathizing friend, and together they succeed in eloping with Evelyn. Eddie and his sweetheart find the minister out, but his wife hides the elopers until the irate parent and Si drive up in a buggy. When Father Brown and Si drive up to the minister’s house searching for Evelyn, she and Eddie slip from the side of the house and climb hurriedly into the buggy and are away before their pursuers can overtake them. They meet the minister returning from the prayer meeting and a hurried but nevertheless very binding ceremony is performed.