Harold Heath, a wealthy young clubman, has too much time on his hands. He falls asleep in a chair at his club and dreams of a beautiful girl. He awakens to see her counterpart walking past the club window. He declares that she is the ideal of his fancy and starts off in pursuit of her in order to find out who she is. The first time he loses her, but he sees her again and follows, determined not to lose her this time. Then he has a series of adventures and complications, including a dentist shop where he loses a tooth, a café where he impersonates a waiter, the kidnapping by him of a trolley car and many other incidents, all of which create laughs and offer a most amusing entertainment. Then he discovers that the girl is a confidence woman and the police take her to jail. He is disconsolate and declares that his heart will never again be misled. He turns around. sees another pretty girl, and follows her.
—Moving Picture World synopsis