Florence Nash

Mary Haines est l’épouse exemplaire d’un homme d’affaires Stephen Haines et mère d’une petite fille. Elle est entourée d’amies plutôt cancanières, spécialement Sylvia Fowler qui sait quelque chose que Mary ignore. Stephen a une liaison avec Crystal Allen, une vendeuse arriviste. Grâce « aux bons soins » de Sylvia, Mary découvre la vérité. Après une forte confrontation avec Crystal, et poussée par Sylvia, Mary part à Reno pour y obtenir rapidement le divorce.

Desperate for work, Johnny Barclay leaves Ma and Grandpop to join the newly formed Civilian Conversation Corps. On the way he meets cynical young hobo Roscoe "Rockie" Johnson, and, although Rockie believes that hopping freight trains is a great life, Johnny convinces him to join the Corps.

Madeline De Valette is betrothed to her father's cousin, Raoul De Valette, arrangements having been made when she was but a child. Valette requests his cousin's presence at his home to be presented to his fiancée. Raoul has been carrying on a love affair with L'Acadienne, a beautiful Creole who loves him devotedly. Much against his wishes, he is compelled to leave L'Acadienne. In spite of her pleadings and threats, he sets out for the Valette home.