▁D ress es ▁opens ▁for ▁business . ▁ ▁Ted dy , ▁who ▁has ▁fallen ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Har ri et , ▁is ▁dis may ed ▁when ▁she ▁fl ir ts ▁with ▁le cher ous ▁bu yer ▁Mr . ▁Sav age ▁during ▁a ▁business ▁dinner , ▁so ▁he ▁propos es ▁marriage . ▁She ▁decl ines ▁his ▁offer , ▁telling ▁him ▁she ▁enjo ys ▁her ▁freedom . ▁Her ▁ref us al ▁prompt s ▁Ted dy ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁back ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁partners hip , ▁but ▁he ▁disco vers ▁their ▁contract ▁is ▁iron cl ad . ▁ ▁Har ri et ▁begins ▁d ating ▁J . ▁F . ▁No ble , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁chain ▁of ▁ups c ale ▁department ▁stores , ▁who ▁wants ▁her ▁to ▁quit ▁and ▁work ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁him . ▁Her ▁uncertainty ▁puts ▁her ▁on ▁edge , ▁and ▁when ▁Ted dy ▁discuss es ▁her ▁change ▁in ▁attitude , ▁she ▁claims ▁she ▁is ▁str essed ▁by ▁over work ▁and ▁wants ▁to ▁quit . ▁Ted dy ▁repe ats ▁his ▁offer ▁of ▁marriage ▁and ▁this ▁time ▁Har ri et ▁cons iders ▁accepting . ▁She ▁vis its ▁No ble ▁to ▁decl ine ▁his ▁offer , ▁but ▁Ted dy ▁interrupt s ▁their ▁meeting , ▁misunder stand s ▁her ▁mot ives , ▁and ▁mistaken ly ▁bel ieves ▁her ▁behavior ▁was ▁a ▁p loy ▁designed ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁her ▁departure ▁from ▁Sher boy co . ▁Heart bro ken ▁and ▁angry , ▁Ted dy ▁dep arts , ▁and ▁soon ▁after ▁leaves ▁town ▁for ▁a ▁sales ▁trip .