A man sponges off an old comrade from the First World War who believes he has saved his life during the war, although this ultimately proves not to be true.
A north-country chimney sweep standing for Parliament is opposed by a local bigwig. His campaign is imperiled when his artist son, Tony, falls in love with a girl who has reason to hope that the bigwig will be elected.
While staying at a reportedly haunted inn a traveller discovers that the 'ghost' is a thief.
