 A tramp steals a girl s handbag, but when he tries to pick Charlie s pocket loses his cigarettes and matches. He rescues a hot dog man from a thug, but takes a few with his walking stick. When the thief tries to take some of Charlie s sausages, Charlie gets the handbag. The handbag makes its way from person to person to its owner, who is angry with her boyfriend who didn t protect her in the first place. The boyfriend goes to throw himself in the lake in despair. Charlies helps him.