Lord George boldly proposes to Jenny, but she refuses, saying she can only marry a man with the face of a saint. Upset and confused, Lord George Hell wanders the streets all night. In the morning he comes upon a shop where masks are made, and he asks for a mask that looks like a saint. The shop keeper quickly accommodates.
Lord George Hell’s lady friend sees him and confronts him, but with his new identity, he acts like he does not know her. He plans to return that evening to see Jenny perform again, but he unexpectedly runs into her that day. Cupid shows up at the same time and fires an arrow into her heart. Lord George Hell, wearing the mask of a saint, proposes marriage. Since he has the face of a saint, she accepts his proposal.
Hell's transformation continues when he has to sign the marriage license. He can’t sign as Lord George Hell for fear that Jenny will see him as he really is, so he signs as Lord George Heaven. Behind the mask his transformation continues. He returns money that he received from cheating while gambling, donating it to charities.
He then buys a little cottage to live in, a significant step down from his large house. After about a month of marriage, Lord George’s old lady friend shows up, challenging him about his identity. She refuses to leave until she can his true face. He refuses, so she attacks him. A three way scuffle develops, as Jenny tries to stop the attack. During the scuffle, Lord George’s mask is pulled off by his former lover.
Everything stops! Lord George fears the worst—that Jenny will reject him, when she sees his true face. But the most remarkable thing has happened. Lord George’s face has changed and conformed and now looks like the saintly mask that he’s been wearing. Jenny delights in seeing his real face, the wicked lover leaves, and the mask melts in the sun.
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