Two policemen fall asleep in the station house and one has a wonderful dream of how the pair meet with all sorts of adventures while trying to run down a clever burglar. In the first picture we see a woman enter a jewelry store, where she purchases some valuable jewels. When she leaves the clerk puts the money in a drawer and steps out for a moment. Just then a fellow enters and after helping himself to the diamonds, we see him taking the money pot of the till without opening it. When the clerk returns and discovers her loss she calls the police, who start in pursuit of the burglar. The latter rushes into a bank, where be gains admittance by turning into a flat piece of paper and sliding under the door. Once in, he assumes his natural form and causes the silver to come through the door of the safe. When the watchman comes in the thief is transformed into a bundle of paper, which the old fellow throws out of the window. When it lands on the sidewalk Mr. Burglar comes to life and is hotly pursued by the police. He leads them a great chase as he disappears through stone walls and reappears much to their dismay. Next he enters a lady’s apartment, and while she is in the act of putting on her jewels they disappear, and we next see them in the second story man’s hands as he escapes without being seen. On he goes and soon visits another house, closely followed by the officers. This time he turns into a roll of paper and enters one of the rooms. When the police come after him he disappears through the draperies, leaving only a trail of smoke behind. The house now catches fire, and when the policemen reach the hallway in search of the culprit, he reappears in a cloud of smoke. They try to catch him, but he seems only a vision, and evades them at every turn. Finally in the heat of the affray they wake up, and we see the two officers as they beat one another over the head with their clubs, deeply disappointed to find that it is all a dream.