Mary Green works in a railroad restaurant. Here she becomes acquainted with a traveling salesman, who misses his train because a group of capitalists get in his way at the ticket window. Going to the telegraph office to send a message, he picks up a telegram left by the capitalists which states that a valuable mine belongs to Mary Green, who does not realize its worth. Gradually an attachment develops between the salesman and Mary. He feels that he must marry her to save her from the scheming capitalists. Meantime, she has received a deposit of $500 and is told to call at a certain hour and place to sign papers relating to the property. In the interim she and the traveling salesman marry and she arrives to sign the papers, but finds that she cannot do so without her husband's consent.
