SPOILERS: Our hero Charley Chase reports for work at his new office job full of enthusiasm and big ideas. He boastfully predicts his imminent rise in the company to his co-workers. They good-naturedly go along and joke that he's sure to marry the boss's daughter! The boss, A.L. Void (Oscar Apfel), we've learned from an earlier scene, is highly protective of his pretty daughter, Betty Mack. He overhears the conversation and discovers that the new employee with designs on his precious prodigy is the same fellow he had a run-in with that morning and he is fit to be tied. Void's assistant suggests they put Charley in charge of the Long Beach office (apparently some kind of Alcatraz) to get him out of town. Charley, along with the rest of the guys in the office, is surprised that his prophecy came true so quickly, but he happily heads for the train station. Later, Void learns that his daughter has headed for Long Beach (of all places) herself! He sends a wire ordering Chase to return immediately. But of all the coincidences, Charley meets Betty by chance (not knowing who she is) before he reads the telegram. The encounter calls for a charming song ('He Peddled His Bristles to Women') and a gag involving a mailbox, a trashcan fire and Charley getting drenched by fire hoses.
The two, obviously smitten with each other, find themselves seated together on the return train ride. A series of circumstances lead the other passengers to believe they are newlyweds and they are showered with flowers, rice and gifts. When Mr. Void meets the train at the station and sees them depart together, he assumes the deed is done and decides to make the best of it. He promptly presents his new 'son-in-law' with a generous check, thereby making all of Charley's predictions of the morning come true!
The two, obviously smitten with each other, find themselves seated together on the return train ride. A series of circumstances lead the other passengers to believe they are newlyweds and they are showered with flowers, rice and gifts. When Mr. Void meets the train at the station and sees them depart together, he assumes the deed is done and decides to make the best of it. He promptly presents his new 'son-in-law' with a generous check, thereby making all of Charley's predictions of the morning come true!