 At the Post 's home , Hal Dunton sits down with his love interest Sue Post , cautiously checking to see if they are alone . Hal then proposes to Sue and in the excitement , her father comes into the room . He is outraged and believes his daughter is too young to be married and promptly makes Hal leave before scolding his daughter . Before departing , Hal meets and pleads with the father as he takes the daughter away by car . The father refuses and Hal is knocked down before the father and daughter depart to a boarding school . The father meets with the mistress and leaves Sue in her care , much to Sue 's distress . 
