The Barbour household was disturbed early this morning. Clifford is packing a bag preparing to get out of town for a day or two. His proposal of marriage wasn't accepted by Maudie Pemberton, and so he's going to take his new car and go off somewhere. Henry is going to go to the real estate office and help Emmott Harper during Clifford's absence. After a years of retirement, Henry is zestful about the idea of going to an office again. It's like old times for him to be sitting at the breakfast table anticipating an active and competitive day in the business world...