Slippery Slim receives an invitation to attend the wedding of Sophie and Mustang Pete. He is brokenhearted, and when he goes to Sophie's home to plead with her he is locked out. He leaves a note telling her that he is going to shoot himself, but he loses his nerve. The night of the wedding, all of Sophie's friends arrive with their presents. It is long past the hour for the minister to arrive. Finally her friends all grow impatient, so pack up their presents and go home. Slim has hired a bad man to waylay the minister, and when he sees Mustang going to summon the justice of the peace, he also blocks that move by tacking a sign on the door warning him of smallpox. While Mustang is chasing him, Slim goes in and Sophie is overjoyed at seeing him, and when Mustang returns he is locked out.