Jinx buys a runabout and takes his wife out for a trial spin. Further down the road are two tramps, who, considering that living by their wits is better than working, scheme to make it appear that the auto has disabled one of them. The auto is stopped, and, assisting the apparently injured man into it, Jinx and his wife drive him to their house, considering that taking care of him there will be cheaper than sending him to the hospital. This proves a Paradise for the tramp, but the clouds soon gather in the shape of the Copper on the heat who has had a past acquaintance with him.