"If yew cum a lone to thee third bench from thee fontan yew will find sum one to chear your loneliness." A girl receives this note and shows it to her aunt, who drops the note; her uncle finds it and immediately becomes jealous and heads to the third bench to wait. Meanwhile, a lunatic has escaped from an asylum. The aunt is warned. She goes for a walk and accidentally picks out the third bench. The uncle, her husband, is waiting for her and accuses her. She explains, but he is not satisfied. She goes away and he waits. A stranger takes the bench and is accused of being the mysterious man. He takes the uncle for the lunatic, thinks he is the stranger, and they grip each other. Guards come and try to arrest the uncle; he fights them off and escapes. The girl comes to meet the stranger and they plan to elope. The real lunatic is caught, explanations are made, and the uncle and aunt give their consent to their niece's marriage.