An officer, Harry, is talking to an R.A. about a stunt that was pulled at the rotary-luncheon. The chief had called the officer to tell him that one of the inmates claims to be an ex-member of the rotary club. The criminal claims that he has a member for the officers and the club.

Harry assumes it is one of the chief's typical stunts so he agrees to go along with it. Harry went down to the station to see the bum. He had credentials and everything. He assumed that the chief was now being serious about the criminal being an ex-member of the rotary who wanted to give the rotary club a message. Harry thought the bum had seen better days.

Harry thought the fellow looked terribly pitiful and wanted to help him. At the same time, he wondered what the rotary club would think if he brought this kind of person to lunch with him.

Harry called the person who was organizing the luncheon, Gay, and explained the situation at hand. Harry explains to the secretary that the chief has a bum in jail who claims to be an ex-rotary member and wants to come have lunch and present to the club. Gay, the secretary calls it a pretty cute little stunt and says it is okay. Harry finds out that the bum's name is Oscar and agrees to take him to the luncheon.

Before they go, Harry looks Oscar in the eyes and tells him that there ought to be no begging at the luncheon tonight. Oscar says that of course he won't be doing that as it wouldn't be rotary. This makes Harry feel quite low.

Soon thereafter, Harry, the chief, and Oscar piled into the van and drove to the fancy hotel for the lunch. When they get to the luncheon, Harry notices that many people are staring at Oscar. At the luncheon, Oscar eats ravenously. Harry is embarrassed that he has to present Oscar as his guest. Harry explains the situation about the ex-rotary member, Oscar, has is a criminal, but desired to speak to them today.

Oscar begins his speech and explains that he is not here for sympathies but rather to discuss rotary fellowship. He talks about how he spent a lot of time in jail meditating, similar to the early disciple of Jesus Christ. He recites a rotary poem about living alongside the road and befriending men. He then explains that rotary members should live in the road and intermingle and have fellowship with all people. He then tells a story about a disabled boy being helped by a larger man. Everyone at the audience is moved and sniffling. He concludes in saying that the idea of fellowship was all he wanted to convey today.

The chief then escorts Oscar out. The secretary calls them back and reveals that Oscar is actually a reverend disguised as a criminal. The 'bum' reveals his disguise and that he is wearing a formal preaching outfit underneath.

Everyone had been fooled. Harry was shocked and felt that mostly everyone there just had fellowship with a bum and were prepared to give him money. Apparently, this Reverend had been doing this at lots of different rotary luncheons and it was doing lots of good things in communities.

Later in the office, Harry spoke with someone called Otis who felt that they needed to get more of this type of behavior into the country referring to their sympathy with a 'bum.'

Harry concludes is retelling of the story to the R.A. by asking for money to cover for the reverend's travel expenses. He expresses that he wishes the R.A. could have been there to see everything.