Two tramps find a newspaper wherein a spinster advertises for a husband. The tramps decide to become suitors for the hand of the rich old maid. They hold up two passers-by, strip them of their clothes and dress in fashionable attire. They make their visit at the old spinster's residence. Being the first and only ones who apply, they are received with open arms. They are dined and wined, when at last jealousy prevails among them and the fight ensues. The old maid, seeing the suitors are nothing but tramps, chases them out of the house and puts the police at their heels. Now follows one of the funniest chases ever seen in moving pictures. Unfortunately, the two tramps in their flight drop through the skylight directly into the courtroom, which brings their royal inspirations to a sudden end.