Book excerpt: Tessie McGuire is a department store clerk. When her sweetheart, auto mechanic Johnny Hogan goes to Detroit with a gas saving invention, Tessie's friend, Pinkie, drags her to a party. The host, sculptor Robert Brand, finds Tessie's talent at impersonations amusing (she mimics Charles Chaplin), and hires her as a model. But when he tries to "manhandle" her, she goes to work at the shop of Arno Riccardi. Her job is impersonating a Russian countess. Every man she encounters at the upper reaches of society tries to have his way with her, but Tessie remains staunchly chaste. However, when Hogan returns from his trip (his invention sold), he sees her fancy dresses and believes she is less than spotless. Ultimately, he realizes that Tessie has been faithful all along and the couple is happily reunited.