Greg Hamilton a young artist decides to go east and try his fortune He finds his work unappreciated and is unable to earn a living One day while strolling in the park with his wife Helen he saves a little girls life by stopping her runaway horse but breaks his finger in doing so He is then unable to paint and is forced to take a position in a factory but tells his wife that he is writing stories for a magazine A few days later Helen tells him she has accepted a position as governess Things go on nicely but one day they discover they are both employed in the same factory but in different departments