Major Yeates visited Flurry Knox, who is in a strange mood. On his way home Yeates meets Sally Knox. Her mother has discovered that Flurry took her carriage horse to ride in a race. She has quarreled with Flurry and Sally is to be sent to stay with her aunt in England. Yeates privately agrees with Lady Knox that Sally should not marry Flurry. His wife Philippa disagrees with this view of the subject. Major Yeates and Philippa have agreed to assist at the tenant's ball being given by Old Mrs. Knox.
Flurry arrives late and in a strange mood, which the Major mistakes for drunkenness. After an exhausting evening of dancing, the kitchen chimney catches fire. All the guests at the ball help put it out. Flurry leaves in a hurry as soon as the fire is out, puzzling Yeates severely. Next, Lady Knox arrives, looking for Mrs Knox, the butler sends her into the garden, while she is there, Sally comes downstairs is a wedding dress and leaves for the church in a donkey carriage. Lady Knox and her husband comes back to the house and Mrs Knox tells them that Sally and Flurry are getting married and she is leaving her estate to Flurry and her diamonds to his wife. Everyone leaves for the wedding.