Mr. Goodman gives all his money to his daughter when she marries. She and her husband do not display any gratitude and the poor fellow has a dreadful time, receiving from the married couple very little attention. Acting upon the advice of his friend, he obtains a bag filled with small pieces of metal, which, as they are shaken, sound like coins. One day, when he knows the ungrateful children are looking, Mr. Goodman puts this bag away in the strong box of his room. His daughter and her husband think he has come into some more money, and their behavior toward him is very different. When the old man dies, however, and his will is read, they are very much disgusted to find the contents of the casket left to them in the will contains only a stone.
—Moving Picture World synopsis