Ellen, a rich young woman, goes to the mountains for a rest and meets Ben Dixon, owner of a gold mine. They fall in love and plan to marry, but when Ben visits her family and doesn`t meet their standards of behavior, Ellen calls off the wedding. He hires a young man named George to teach him manners and make him acceptable to Ellen and her snooty family, but Ellen soon falls in love with George. Meanwhile, a greedy stockbroker makes plans to get his hands on Ben`s gold mine.