Arkwright invents a Saint's day so that Granville can check the pockets of a foreign visitor whom he suspects of shoplifting.

The customers are upset by Arkwright continually dragging Granville around by the ear. Arkwright decides that Granville needs to improve his sales technique and starts him on a course to toughen him up.

Arkwright improves the sale of an overstocked commodity with spellbinding efficiency, while Granville's lust for power falls flat on the floor.