Obligat a casar-se abans dels 21 anys o perdre l'herència, Ronnie Rand coneix Pierre Martel, membre d'una banda de lladres; convençuda que és un "home real", es casa amb ell. Els col·legiats de Pierre intenten fer xantatge en Ronnie, i quan aquesta es nega a signar un xec intenten matar en Pierre, però la policia arriba a temps per salvar-lo.

Ronnie Rand, Required to marry before she is 21 or lose her inheritance, Ronnie Rand meets Pierre Martel, member of a gang of thieves, and, convinced that he is a "real man," she marries him. Pierre's confederates attempt to blackmail Ronnie, and when she refuses to sign a check they try to kill Pierre; but police arrive in time to save him. Pierre is revealed to be a U. S. Intelligence Service agent. Ronnie, though somewhat disappointed that her husband is not at all a crook, accepts the situation.