Jim Hemminway went to college, but did not make good. He had a fine time, but flunked in his studies. His father, displeased with Jim's college experience, decided to send him to a lumber camp in order to develop the manhood he believed there was in him. Arriving at the camp Jim pulled off his coat and entered with spirit into the work, determined to prove to his father that he was a "chip off the old block." Shortly after arriving at the camp he had a falling out with big Tom Granger, one of the camp bosses, and the acknowledged bully of that section of the country. A few days later big Tom led a mob of lumbermen bent on burning the mill and lumber piles. Jennie, the daughter of the boarding house keeper, overhearing the plot, warned Jim who, with a few loyal hands, in a pitched battle, bravely defended and saved the mill from destruction by the maddened incendiaries. The next day Jim's father arrived at camp and was told of his son's heroic deed. This filled the old gentleman's heart with pride and made him acknowledge that Jim was indeed a "chip off the old block."