Poor Henry Baxter, a lowly clerk in a newspaper office, is in love with Beulah, the beautiful office stenographer, but Beulah barely knows he exists. As if Henry's unrequited love isn't bad enough, he has to put up with office manager Higgins, a devious bully who is Henry's constant nemesis. Unable to win the lovely Beulah on his own, Henry resorts to flights of fantasy where he gets to play the hero, win Beulah and vanquish the evil Higgins.

El pobre Henry Baxter, un humil empleat d'un diari, està enamorat de Beulah, el bonic taquígraf de l'oficina, però Beulah amb prou feines sap que existeix. Com si l'amor no correspost d'Henry no fos prou dolent, ha d'aguantar el gerent de l'oficina Higgins, un pinxo que és l'enemic constant d'Henry.