Tijelo mlade glumice u rodni grad donosi čovjek koji ju je volio. Zna da je željela da sva crkvena zvona zvone tri dana nakon što je pokopana, ali to će koštati puno novca. Čekovi koje piše nemaju pokrića, a dolazi vikend i u očaju moli da se dogodi čudo prije nego što se banke otvore. Dogodit će se, ali ne onako kako se nadao.

An old sheik punishes his son Jamil for robbing a caravan by giving his horse to the wronged merchant. The horse is sold to a Turkish general then given to a Christian missionary Mary Hilbert. Jamil takes it from her but then, after falling in loves, save her and her father. When his father dies, Jamil must relinquish Mary to become the new sheik.

Bowery hooligan Chimmie is saved from false arrest by socialite dogooder Fanny. She takes in him, his brother and mother as servants. His brother schemes to steal the good lady's silver.

Chimmie is sent to Death Valley CA as part of a railroad scheme. He's to pretend to have discovered gold there, then set a new transcontinental record heading east. It doesn't quite work out that way.