Neal is a clerk in a shoe store, where the floor-walker strives to win away from him one of the girl employees. She agrees to accompany the latter to a ball and Neal also attends, buying on credit a dress suit for the occasion. Unfortunately, he is discharged after getting into trouble with the floor-walker and the fellow who has sold Neal the garment, on learning of his dismissal, plans to retrieve it. At the ball, Neal is caught and the suit removed. Incidentally, the girl’s gown, which was supposed to have been delivered to the home of her employer, is also taken away, and some knock-about stuff results. In the end, Neal’s cleverness is appreciated by the store owner, and he is made the manager. The girl is his, of course.