خلاصه داستان : دختری از شهر برای خرید بلیط ارزان‌تر قطار، خود را مبدل به یک پسر می‌کند. اما پنهان شدن در کوپه با یک سرگرد خوش‌تیپ، او را در مخمصه می‌اندازد.

Susan Applegate, tired of New York after one year and twenty-five jobs, decides to return to her home town in Iowa. Discovering she hasn't enough money for the train fare, Susan disguises herself as a twelve-year-old and travels for half the price. Caught out by the conductors, she hides in the compartment of Major Philip Kirby, a military school instructor who takes the "child" under his wing.