Ellen Andrews (Claudette Colbert) and pilot Kim Westley (Jameson Thomas) are getting married, but her wealthy father (Walter Connolly) strongly opposes their marriage. Ellen, trapped on a yacht, goes on a hunger strike but fails, so she jumps into the sea to find Kim. Her anxious father sends detectives to chase her daughter, but the clever Ellen asks someone (Emma Tansey) to buy a long-distance bus ticket to New York under the detective's nose. The travel plan is perfect, but Ellen, who is naive, not only has her luggage stolen, but she also loses her ticket and misses the bus. Peter Vaughan (Clark Gable), a former reporter who picked up the ticket, chooses to stay at the station and wait in order to return the ticket to Ellen. What kind of sparks will be created between Ellen, who has lost her wealth, and Peter, who has lost his job?