Bill Jones and his wife live with Mrs. Jones’ mother and old maid sister. A letter comes to Bill from Uncle Heck. He is coming to pay his nephew a visit, but he “haint goin’ to spend a durned red cent.” Naturally, none is enthusiastic about the coming of the tightwad. In due time. Uncle Heck arrives and goes to Bill’s office, bedecked in all the sartorial splendors of the small town sport. Uncle Heck flirts with Bill’s stenographer, and she nearly laughs herself into hysterics over his make-up. Later, Uncle Heck departs to run around town. He imagines himself a regular Beau Brummel and when a smartly dressed woman smiles at his appearance, he flatters himself she is flirting with him. He speaks to her and is soundly buffeted by a hand-box which the lady carries. Another woman laughs as Uncle Heck goes by and he is smartly belabored with a parasol. He little dreams that his assailant is Bill’s sister-in-law. He attempts to flirt a third time but the object of his attentions happens to be Bill’s wife, who has him arrested. Uncle Heck calls up Bill, who comes and bails him out. Bill persuades his uncle to go to his (Bill’s) home and wait until he can arrive. When Uncle Heck is ushered in, the ladies nearly collapse and Uncle Heck is perilously near apoplexy. Upon recovery, Uncle Heck offers his entire bankroll if the women will promise not to tell Bill of his uncle’s flirtatious tendencies. Bill comes on the scene just as Uncle Heck is dividing the money. Uncle Heck tells Bill he was only joking about “not spending a durned red cent.” To prove this he pushes some money into Bill’s hand and Bill jumps to the conclusion that Uncle Heck is, after all, a gosh-dinged sport.