PaolaBorboniisinlovewithNinoBesozzi,butisunabletogethimtoproposemarriage.Shetrickshimintoaccompanyingheronasearchforanallegedhusbandshehasjustmarriedbutlostatthetrainstation.Thesearchforthenon-existenthusbandtakesthemtoseveralcities,withBesozzifinallyrealizinghelovesher.ButitisnotuntilhegetsinvolvedinaduelthatBorboniconfessesthatshehastrickedhim.