A band of Gypsies is camped outside the walls of Count Arnheims palace. Olivers wife kidnaps the Counts daughter Arline, then leaves the child and runs off with her lover, Devilshoof. Not knowing her true identity, Oliver, with Uncle Stanleys help, raises the girl as his own. Years later, Arline, still unaware of her noble birth, is caught trespassing on the Counts grounds and thrown into the dungeon. Meanwhile, Stanley and Oliver pass the time playing fingers and bumblingly ply their trade picking pockets. Finally, just when Oliver needs his help to rescue Arline, Stanley gets drunk while siphoning wine into bottles.