Ralph Dean

Periodically, Edward Sherry has received sums of money from his uncle Theophilus, because he made his uncle believe that he had a wife and children. When Theophilus comes to visit with his niece Yvonne, who has just left a convent, Edward hires a wife and borrows children to perpetuate the ruse.

Ne'er-do-well Joe Louden scandalizes his small town and especially the proper Judge Pike. But through the love of young Ariel Taber, Joe shows the town who the real scoundrel is.