Nothing seems to be going right for Cora Howell. She left her home in Baxter Springs Kansas for New York with a dream in her heart and big goals for herself only to have everything ruined by her fianc?, Tom. He breaks off their engagement because he claims that he cannot handle her boisterous, strong personality. Left heartbroken, Cora does not know what to do. Then she receives a letter from her mother, asking her to return home quickly to Kansas...