A young woman is courted first by an older gentleman who loves her, then by a young poet. Upon falling in love with the poet after his relentless pursuit of her, he disappears to Dublin for weeks, during which time, she fears some tragedy may have befallen him. She goes to find him, only to discover he has been courting many women during his absence, one of whom, sets her straight at to his deceitful carousing ways and she returns home. After reading of her upcoming marriage to the other man in the paper, the poet rushes to interfere with the wedding