简介：AlisonKirbeisayoungLondongirlwhohasjustfoundoutshehasinheritedaTexasranchfromanoldsoldiershehadbefriendedduringWorldWarII.Mistakenlyassumingsheisnowtheownerofasmallempire,shecrossestheAtlanticOceanbyboat.Onherway,shemeetsTerenceKeath,afellowpassengerheavilyindebttocasinoownerLuckyReilly.Topayoffhisdebts,heattemptstomarryrichandstartstoseduceAlison,ashethinkssheisawealthyheiress.AnotherpersonwhoisattractedtoAlisonisJeremyTaylor,amillionairebachelorwhoisaccompaniedbyhisattorneyMatthewKinston. ThefollowingdayssheenjoystheattentionsheisreceivingfromTerence,JeremyandMatthew,butrejectsthemall.ShefeelsmostattractedtoMatthew,buthemistakenlyconfrontsherofbeingpartofascheme.TryingtohurtMatthew,sheborrowsmoneyfromTerenceandbuysanexpensivepresentforJeremy,whileposingasawealthyheiress.AfterarrivinginAmerica,AlisondecidestostayinNewYorkforaweekbeforetravelingtoTexas.Matthew,meanwhile,triestofindmoreinformationontheranchshehasinherited,whichmakeshimsuspectherofschemingJeremyallthemore. MatthewconfrontsAlisonatacasino,wheresheisgamblingwithTerenceandJeremy.Hesoonapologizes,however,andtheykissnotmuchlater.TerenceandJeremy,whoarewitnessesofthekiss,areshockedthatsheprefersapennylessattorneyoverthem.Thenextday,MatthewfindsoutAlison'sranchisnotworthanythingandconfrontsheragainwithswindlingJeremy.Alisonburstsoutintears,madatMatthewforturninganhonestandgood-heartedinheritanceintoasupposedscheme.Thatnight,AlisonfindsoutaboutTerence'sfinancialsituationandtriestohelphimoutbyofferingReillytopayoffTerence'sdebts. Itprovesunnecessary,though,asJeremyispreparedtopayfortheentiredebt.Afterwards,thethreemenrushtothehotel,wheretheyproposetoAlisonallatthesametime.AlisonenthusiasticallyacceptsMatthew'sproposalandtheothermensoonmoveon,hittingonotherwomenonlymomentslater.…