A rough criminal gets a second chance at life thanks to a kindly (and wealthy) lady saloon patron. But he hasn't gone straight yet, as he and a partner attempt to rob the home of a rich homeowner-- whose wife is asleep in the next room.
Caminhando com seu buldogue, Charlie encontra uma ferradura de "boa sorte" ao passar por um campo de treinamento anunciando um parceiro de boxe "que aguenta uma surra". Depois de ver os outros perderem, Charlie enfia a ferradura na luva e vence. O treinador prepara Charlie para lutar contra o campeão mundial. Um jogador quer que Charlie jogue a luta. Ele e a filha do treinador se apaixonam.
Slippery Slim, the Justice of the Peace, serves a notice on Hiram Clutts, threatening to foreclose his mortgage unless Sophie marries him the next day. Hiram agrees that Sophie shall marry him as he demands. Sophie tells Mustang of this and they plan to elope that night. Mustang calls for her in his buggy, but they fail to make their escape unnoticed by Hiram. He chases them with a shotgun, but is unable to catch them before they reach Slim's office. They disguise themselves and Slim, not knowing who they are, performs the marriage ceremony.