Major Morgan makes an impassioned speech denouncing Colonel Allison, who is seeking the nomination for Governor of the State of Georgia. His son, Dick, saves the life of Georgia, the only daughter of Colonel Allison, he stopping her runaway horse. The colonel goes to the major’s home and seeks to quarrel with him, but serious trouble is prevented by the major’s wife. He returns home and is introduced to Dick by Georgia. He thanks the young man for saving his daughter’s life, but orders him from the house, saying that in view of his strained relations with the major, that he could be friends with none of his family. The young couple, however, have fallen in love, and think it wrong that they should suffer for the personal quarrels of their parents. Unknown to her father Georgia attends a party where she knows she will meet Dick. Her father follows her there and takes her home. The following week a grand dance and affair is given by a matron of the country and the young couple are invited. Georgia’s father finds out that she intends to meet Dick there and prevents her going. Dick attends and Georgia tells him over the telephone that her father has learned that they are not to be kept apart and intends taking her to California so as to be away from him. Dick immediately hastens to Georgia’s home where he is let in by her. Jackson, the old butler, sees him passing a window on the porch and thinking him a burglar, tells Colonel Allison. The colonel hastens upstairs and discovers the young couple in each other’s arms. He immediately sends Georgia from the room and handing Dick a pistol insists on fighting him a duel, claiming that his family’s good name has been besmirched and a scandal raised by Dick’s midnight visit to his daughter’s boudoir. Dick refuses to shoot and Georgia re-enters the room. Her father insists that to avoid a scandal the young couple must be married immediately, and they give an only too ready assent. The colonel telephones for a minister and, unknown to either, Georgia goes out and telephones to Dick’s father to come over to the house. He arrives just as the ceremony is finished and is induced to shake hands with the colonel and forget their feud.