Young Fon Parks has come to Honey's farm to nurse the invalid wife of Jamie O'Connor and, when she dies, Jamie asks Fon to marry him and help to run the farm Fon adores the handsome Jamie and is happy to be his wife, even though she knows he does not love her As conditions on Honey's farm become more difficult, it becomes apparent that someone is determined to destroy Jamie his home is smashed and his crops damaged, while Fon herself is threatened Fon resolves to win through against the dangers confronting her and to earn the love of her husband