Rosie Lee, the shabby, wan-faced daughter of “Daddy” Lee, a humble laboring man, becomes engaged to Jerry Brooks. Shortly afterwards, “Daddy” meets with a serious accident, and Rosie is forced to seek work as a ribbon clerk in a large department store in an effort to keep the wolf from the door and provide food and medicine for her aged father. In her new position Rosie makes the acquaintance of Dave Ellis, a kindhearted floorwalker. A crisis comes when Rosie is forced to secure money with which to buy medicine for “Daddy.” Ellis lends her the necessary amount and tells Rosie that he and his wife will call upon her father and cheer him up. Rosie writes her address on a card and gives it to Ellis, thanking him for his kindness. Terry, her fiancé, chances to see Rosie accept the money from Ellis and give him her address. He immediately jumps at the wrong conclusion. This results in Rosie breaking her engagement with Jerry. Later, through accident, Jerry learns how wrong he was and after some explanations take place the young couple are again reunited, each having learned their lesson.