An unemployed bass player, meets Cleo, a lovely young woman, at a cabin in the country. Because Cleo's clothes were eaten by a goat while she was swimming, the bassist agrees to carry her home in his bass case. On the way to Cleo's house, the bass player is sidetracked and Cleo hitches a ride on a hay wagon. Meanwhile, the bassist sees his bass in a pawnshop, where the thief pawned it, but when he attempts to retrieve it, the pawnbroker accuses him of robbery. The men are taken to court, where a judge hears their case. As Cleo testifies on the bass player's behalf, her father enters the courtroom and accuses him of sullying his daughter's honor. The judge orders the bassist to take his punishment and then sentences him to marry Cleo.