Margaret and Louise are sisters, the former being the older and no longer young. She reads a notice in a newspaper that Prince Albert is due to arrive in the village to spend a few days, and bidding Louise stay at home and attend to the work in the kitchen, she goes foraging for the prince. She meets an escaped lunatic, whose form of lunacy is peculiar, in that he imagines himself a prince. He goes to a costumer's and hires a crown, cloak and sword, and sallies forth. He is met by Margaret, who is delighted. She has beaten all the other women in the village in making the acquaintance of the prince. In the meantime, the real prince arrives and is strolling about the village unnoticed, he happens upon Louise at the well, drawing a bucket of water. He gallantly assists her and is having the lark of his life in helping her about the kitchen, being impressed by her charms. He goes after leaving his card, which proves him the prince. Margaret is led by the bogus prince to the insane asylum, where he is taken into custody and his identity revealed. She returns home and is chagrined to learn that the younger sister has been entertaining the prince, but finally congratulates the happy girl.