Baldy escapes from jail. He meets a farmer and makes him change clothes with him. The farmer's wife sees this. Two guards come up and try to arrest the farmer. The woman explains their mistake. Baldy is again captured. Finally he trips the guards and pushes them down a hill. He comes across a scarecrow. He changes places with the scarecrow. The guards come up and Baldy takes turns hitting first one and then the other. They run. Baldy puts the convict garb on the scarecrow. The guards return and tackle the scarecrow. Baldy is finally captured again, this time to stay in jail for good.
—Moving Picture World synopsis