As Danny Rowland, a tramp, and his partner Dominie, an ex-minister, trudge wearily past the Winnicrest mansion in Tennessee, an old servant called Uncle Alex rushes up to Danny and welcomes him home as his long-lost employer, Richard Castleman. Amused, Danny assumes the role, whereupon he and Dominie are clothed, fed and generally treated like royalty. The beautiful Jean Logan, who had believed with the rest of the neighborhood that Richard was lost at sea, greets her returning sweetheart with a passionate embrace, and soon Danny finds himself in love with her. Dr. Harry Chilton, Richard's cousin and rival in love, maintains that Danny is an impostor, but the latter defeats him in a fight and banishes him from the estate. When Danny announces his intention of marrying Jean, however, Dominie, shocked, tells her everything. Forced to confess to the sheriff, "Danny" reveals that he is indeed Richard, earlier robbed of his clothing and money by a crook named Danny Rowland, who died on a voyage to Australia. Relieved, all of the parties, with the exception of the jealous doctor, are reunited.