Henry Dell, a clerk, becomes involved in debt to Martin Keen, a loan shark, and when Dell dies, his widow discovers that Keen holds a judgment note for $125 for which her furniture is security. Keen tells her he proposes to collect. Larry Finn, leader of a tough gang, becomes involved in a quarrel with the leader of another gang in a dance hall. The quarrel leads to a bitter feud. On the day when the widow Dell must either pay the judgment or lose her furniture, Finn is discovered by the opposition gang in their district. None of his followers is with him and he is obliged to seek safety in flight. He is pursued when Mrs. Dell opens the door of her home. Finn takes this avenue of escape, dragging Mrs. Dell inside with him and slamming the door just before his pursuers arrive. When he has explained the situation to the frightened woman, he finds her sympathetic. Finn is still in hiding in the apartment when Martin Keen arrives for his money. Thinking it may be one of his enemies, Finn hides in an adjoining room and overhears Keen bullying and threatening Mrs. Dell. Keen leaves to obtain a constable to eject the poor woman. Finn returns to the living room and tells the woman to follow Keen and tell him that if he will return a few hours later, the note will be paid. Finn then leaves and proceeds to put into execution a plan which he has made. He knows that an Italian fruit dealer in the vicinity has saved up a sum of money to bring his sweetheart to America and he calls on the Italian. By persuasive arguments he succeeds in borrowing $125 for a few hours. He takes the money to Mrs. Dell and instructs her to pay Keen and destroy the note. Keen calls on Mrs. Dell at the appointed time and receives the money surrendering the note. Then he starts back to his office, but on the way meets with an unidentified footpad who relieves him of his fat purse. Later in the evening Finn turns up at the fruit stand and repays the money he borrowed from the Italian. Several months later Mrs. Dell changes her name to Finn.