William Skinner is very pleased with the news his wife Honey is expecting their first child. He eagerly prepares for the new arrival, as he is sure it will be the next William Skinner Jr. When the bundle of joy finally arrives, much to his surprise, it's a girl. However, Honey and William are just as happy as if she were a he.—Pamela Short

After Skinner sees the utter joy of the head bookkeeper in the office, who has just become a father, he realizes that he is missing life's greatest pleasure. This realization deepens on his way home that evening as he sees other people fondling their babies, and even an old hen happily clucking to her young. He talks the matter over with Honey. Sometime later the adoring little Honey confides her great secret to her husband, who goes into an ecstasy of delight. Immediately they begin elaborate plans for him, for, of course, it will be a boy. The day of the great event, Skinner gets news of the little stranger's arrival via telephone, and announces the arrival of William Manning Skinner, Jr., to the office. Everybody rushes out to buy presents, and gets to the house as quickly as the father, himself, with toy guns, hobby horses and everything else a baby boy could wish. Alas, though, it is a baby girl. But Honey and Skinner decide that a girl should be the first born anyway.—Moving Picture World synopsis