Sally Williams, the product of poverty and a broken home, works as a secretary for wealthy James Moore, whose son, Donald, falls in love with her and proposes marriage. Embittered and cynical, Sally wants no part of marriage and turns Donald down. Ruth Moore, Donald's sister, impulsively marries Tommy Van Cleve during a drunken party at a roadhouse and is herself quickly disillusioned about matrimony; after the birth of a baby, Tommy deserts her, and she commits suicide. Moved by Donald's grief and anger, Sally offers to marry him. He refuses until Judge Meredith, a family friend, draws up a legal contract whereby if, at the end of a stipulated period, either party is dissatisfied, the marriage is legally abrogated. Several years pass, and Donald and Sally find nothing but happiness and joy together.