Two rustic families, headed by patriarchs Laban Feather and Pap Gutshall, are feuding At first, it is comical, with just the sons of the two families playing tricks on each other But soon the Feather boys decide to kidnap a girl She turns out to be innocent bystander Roonie Gill, not the made-up girlfriend quot Lolly Madonna quot As events escalate, Zack Feather and Roonie fall in love and try to bring the others to their senses Will Roonie discover Zack s dark secret, the reason for the painful feud between the two families which once were close friends