 Laura, a pretty, pert 18-year-old, realizes that if she s not married soon, she ll be "the only old maid in the neighborhood!" She spends the summer at her aunt s dude ranch in the mountains with her cousin Elaine. Elaine tells Laura she d be better off trying to be the "right kind of wife" instead of just any kind of wife. Laura, however, has her sights set on Neal, Elaine s hunky boyfriend, and proceeds to try to steal him from Elaine. Just when she thinks that Neal will propose, he does--to Elaine! Laura realizes that her cousin was right about being the "right kind" of wife (who knows how to change sheets and keep a clean house) and vows to change her ways.