An elderly shop-keeper and his grand-daughter are threatened by the rich, mean-spirited dwarf Quilp, and decide to flee across England to escape him. They are pursued both by Quilp and by the shop-keeper's long-lost brother, who wants to find them for a different reason.

Black and white Comedy produced and acted by Lily Long (Ada Lillian Gorman) a Drury lane Actress, Comedienne, Producer, Composer and Singer & Dancer.