Marty, a country boy, associates with a gang of young men of about his own age, who have no ambition whatever, except to loiter on the street comers. As they are standing at the usual place, Elsie, the belle of the village, who lives alone with her widowed father, passes. Some of the members of the gang make remarks about her which Marty resents. He goes to Elsie's assistance and escorts her home, explaining that the boys did not mean to insult her. He returns to the gang, who immediately proceed to "beat him up" for what they term his interference. In the fight he receives a black eye. The following day Elsie passes and again meets Marty. She sees his disfigurement and not knowing the cause of it, tells him that she does not approve of fighting. He does not tell her the cause of the fight and that he has determined to make a man of himself for her sake. The railroad company installs poles in the vicinity of Elsie's home. They attempt to plant a pole in the center of a flower bed on the lawn. The father and daughter try to drive them off, but fail. They decide to seek assistance from the courts in the way of an injunction. While the father is away the surveyors continue their work. Elsie thinks of Marty, as a last resort, to help her. She sends for him, and coming, he holds the men off long enough to allow the father time to return with the injunction. His knowledge of fighting has again enabled him to be of assistance to the girl he loves, and an extremely interesting romance is the result.
—Moving Picture World synopsis