Lieut. Carter, on his way home from the Arctic, is entrusted with the skin of a polar bear that was shot by his friend, Capt. Robins, and promises to deliver it to the Walkers, friends of the Captain. The Captain also gives Carter a letter to mail to the Walkers explaining that Carter, who is an eccentric chap, will call on them with the skin. Carter, on his way to the Walkers', is compelled to get out of his automobile, and try to fix same, which has broken down. A lunatic, who has escaped from his guards, comes upon the stalled auto in the middle of the road with the bear skin resting on the rear seat. He conceives the idea of stealing it, and thus effecting his escape. This he does and disappears while the guards come running up to the lieutenant, who has meanwhile discovered the theft, and they all get into the machine, to hunt the fugitive. The lunatic, on his wild rampage encased in the bear skin, comes to the home of the Walkers and is mistaken by them for Lieut. Carter. They entertain him royally, and, though somewhat shocked by his crude actions, let them pass remembering that Capt. Robins had written that he was eccentric. The lunatic takes a violent dislike to the butler and, after many amusing incidents at the dinner table, he chases the butler out of the house and up a tree, his method of attack being none other than the large carving knife. He comes back to the house and when Mr. Walker protests, the lunatic gives him the same treatment as was accorded the butler, only Mr. Walker's place of refuge is the dog kennel. The lunatic again returns to the house and compels Mrs. Walker to be his partner in a real bear dance. Mr. Walker and the butler return and, attempting to remonstrate with the lunatic, are compelled to dance, and a sad state of affairs seem to be in store for them when the timely arrival of the lieutenant and the two guards put an end to the lunatic's wild career, and he is taken back to the asylum.
—Moving Picture World synopsis
