Le roman d'un caissier

François is a cashier at the banking firm Melchiors. His daughter Marcelle works at a fashion warehouse and secretly deals with Louis, the son of Melchiors. When Louis steals money from the bank to settle his game debts, François notices. Melchiors finds out that Louis has stolen money. At the same time, François discovers his daughter's affair. Embarrassed, he resigns and goes to live outside the city with Marcelle.