Chester is in love with Pearl. Pearl’s mother objects to him because he is not wealthy. Pearl walks along the street and finds a letter introducing the bearer as John Henry, a miner, just returned from the west, a miner looking for a job. She hires him to pose as Chester’s rich uncle. Chester outfits him and they call. John makes love to the old lady and insists upon all going for an auto ride and to a swell restaurant. There he spends all of Chester’s money. This keeps up for a week and the old lady thinks there is no one like John. Just as Chester is almost broke and about to give up, John receives a letter that a mining claim he owned was sold and brought a large profit. He turns some of the money over to Chester and all ends well.