In return for a room to live in and loans for drink and betting, Charles agrees to tutor James in the life skills he thinks he needs to succeed. By bluff and sabotage, James rises in his firm, catching the eye of the owner and of his only daughter Ann.
In exchange for a room to live in and loans for drink and betting, Charles agrees to instruct James on the life skills he thinks are necessary. By deception and obstruction, James rises through his firm, catching the eye of the boss and Ann, its sole daughter.