Mickey and Minnie sit together on a bench beneath a tree in the countryside. Minnie looks up the path and Mickey points excitedly as a tall, thin man in a top hat approaches in the distance. Mickey says, "Look, Minnie!! Here comes old Sylvester Shyster, the lawyer. I’ll bet he’s on his way to read habeas corpus to somebody!!"
Sylvester Shyster reaches them and tips his hat in greeting as they stand expectantly. He says, "Well! Well! If it isn’t my good friend, Minnie Mouse! --Just think, I’ve walked all the way from town to tell you the good news,—what do you think has happened??" Mickey replies, "We don’t know!"
Sylvester leans in and says, "-----Minnie, you have been made the sole heir to the old Mortimer mansion―If you will come down to my office tomorrow, I’ll tell you all about it!!" Mickey exclaims, "Oh, boy!!"
Sylvester walks off and Mickey and Minnie run off together along the path dancing together. Mickey sings, "Tomorrow! Tomorrow! How happy we will be!! Just think Minnie, you are rich!!" A narrative aside adds, "Ah! Minnie is about to become an heiress—but ?"