When Princess Marie of the Balkan kingdom of Viatavia falls in love with Captain Rudi of the Kings Guards her father quickly arranges her marriage with the king of a neighboring country Although Marie and Rudi are secretly wed by a Gypsy the duke ignores the marriage and exiles Rudi When a child is born to Marie she declares to the king that it is Rudis and is thereafter banished to a convent however Rudi returns and helps Marie retrieve her child from the palace and they find happiness in another land