The small town of Melrose, Illinois is in an uproar. The bank has been robbed of $250,000 and the vice president, Baxter Evans III and his secretary, Eloise May, are both missing. Rumors are flying, but what's the truth? Did Baxter, that old straight arrow, really take the money, or is it the dowdy, hard-working Ms. May who engineered the deal? Read on for the story of the banker who's longing to start a new life, and the conwoman, who has even greater plans on her agenda.