Jane Meyer, the Dry Gables pony express rider, has seen the future! When she returns from Rapid City after seeing her first automobile, she calls for the town to take the plunge and invest in one — right away. Members of the town enjoy her enthusiasm, but they are skeptical about her reasoning: how do they work? Are they expensive? Is this a fad?

With the advice and help of Max Denken, Jane does the hard work of researching everything she can about automobiles — and through this process of going “deep” with the initiative, learns a lot about herself.