A poor but proud girl searches army hospitals for her father, reported dead in the Boer War. With her father missing in action, the Victorian child is sent to a harsh boarding school. She escapes the school to find her father.

A poor but proud girl searches army hospitals for her father, reported dead in the Boer War. With her father missing in action, the Victorian child is sent to a harsh boarding school. She escapes the school to find her father.