Plot Summary:Sandy and Shorty wander into the country, where, happy though hungry, they are fed and set to work by an old farmer whose old-maid daughter carries on a furious flirtation with them both, much to the dismay and alarm of Silas, the hired man, her old-time sweetheart. Through the woman's wiles, Sandy and Shorty's long friendship ends, until at length a challenge to fight is given and accepted, and they fought behind the barn. Silas, feeling that he has been supplemented by the two rivals, goes into the barn to die by slow strangulation at the end of a rope, leaving a note to Gwendoline acquainting her with his intentions. She finds the note, goes to his rescue and declares that she loves him and him alone. At length, battered and bruised, Sandy and Shorty, still snarling and glaring at each other, fall exhausted, side by side, to the ground. They call wildly for their lady-love to soothe their fevered brows and aching bodies, only to learn that she has eloped with her old-time sweetheart Silas.