A desperate bandit has escaped and finding no one about Broncho's cabin, takes refuge in the attic. Luckily Broncho's wife has accompanied him to work that day, as his arms become paralyzed. She assists him home and uses every possible means to make him relax, but fails. The bandit hears and sees all through a knothole. The moment Broncho's wife is alone, he crawls through the trap door and tries to force her into telling where their savings are hidden. She puts up a fight, but the odds are too great, her strength is almost gone. Broncho is frantic at seeing the brute beat her, but is unable to move his arms. Just as the bandit is about to strike her with an ax. Broncho regains the use of his arms. He rushes in and floors the outlaw with a blow on the jaw, and while his wife goes for the sheriff he holds the bandit captive.