At a public betrothal ceremony, Dorothy defies her family by rejecting the wealthy Avery and instead points to a man she calls a 'tramp' as her chosen fiancé. Her sister and father are furious, mocking the man's muddy boots and lack of money and threatening to disown Dorothy. The bewildered man, initially believing it's a prank, is confronted when Dorothy walks directly up to him and asks, 'Will you accept me?'