John Bronson, Mr. Daly's farmhand, has ambitions and decides to go to the city. He breaks the news to Mr. and Mrs. Daly and their daughter Lottie. They do their utmost to dissuade him from his purpose, but John has made up his mind to go. He gets employment in a department store. Soon he is promoted to a slightly higher position. He has become neglectful of his country friends, and Lottie waits in vain for an answer to her letters.

John Bronson, el granjero del senyor Daly, té ambicions i decideix anar a la ciutat. Dona la notícia al senyor i a la senyora Daly i a la seva filla Lottie. Fan tot el possible per dissuadir-lo del seu propòsit, però en John s'ha decidit a marxar. Troba feina en un gran magatzem. Aviat és ascendit a una posició lleugerament superior.