Penny Gibbs would be the first to deny it, but the scene of her life has changed. It's not just that the man she intended to marry, Barry Carlton, is gone - but her dearest friend Johnny has left Rossville and will probably never come back. Freddy and Nora Lang have grown up, married and will soon be parents. Her old friends and acquaintances have dropped out of sight, and new friends are taking their place. Penny herself is looking ahead toward a future far different than the one she had planned...