Chester is in love with Pearl. Pearl is very fond of him but spends most of her time fondling and caressing Toodleums, her wee little dog, Chester has absolutely no use for Toodleums and is insanely jealous of him. He visits Pearl and she persists in paying more attention to the dog than she does to him. Chester conspires to get rid of Toodleums and hires a tough to steal him. The tough lies in wait outside of Pearl’s home and at the first opportunity he steals Toodleums. He runs away and sells him to a stranger for $1. The stranger afterwards meets Chester and Pearl and Chester claims Toodleums and demands his return. This the stranger refuses until he is paid $30. Pearl compels Chester to pay this amount despite Chester’s protestations. Meanwhile the tough who had stolen the dog anxiously awaits his pay and demands payment. Chester refuses and the tough vows vengeance. He decides to tell Pearl that Chester put him up to steal Toodleums and Pearl confronts Chester with this information. Chester, of course, denies it, but the tough appears and he cannot deny it; Pearl orders him from the house and he leaves lamenting his loss of both the girl and the $30.