No sooner had John, a big, healthy farmer, left for work after kissing his wife, Mary, and their little daughter, Lucy, good-bye than Frank drives up in his cart and frightens Mary by speaking again of his old love for her. Mary runs inside the cottage and Frank, returning to the cart, finds little Lucy holding out a piece of sugar to his horse. He offers to give her a ride and takes her to the ruins of an ancient castle and leaves her there with only a cloak as a covering. Mary meets Frank on his return, and overcome by her entreaties, promises to restore her child. John, seeing her driving off with Frank, becomes suspicious and follows. Meanwhile Lucy has been cared for by a witch living amongst the ruins, and when Frank and Mary reach the spot where the former left the child, she has disappeared. Mary, believing herself to be duped, calls aloud for help; John rushes forward and a struggle takes place between the two men, the issue of which is decided by the witch (brought to the spot a second time by the sound of the struggle) striking Frank unconscious with her stick. Lucy is quickly restored to her parents who leave hand in hand, whilst the witch remains behind to bathe the forehead of Frank.