Returning from University, Ellen is disenchanted with her chosen career. Leaving home wasn't what she wanted. She missed Clover Springs, in particular a certain older man. Could she convince her family her true vocation lay as a wife and mother?
Samuel Higgins has been fighting prejudice his whole life. Suffering from a stammer and an inability to read, it is just his luck that the one girl he falls in love with is out of his league. What would an educated teacher want with an illiterate ranch hand? Maybe his brother is right, his future does lie in the California goldmines.
Father Molloy is back in Clover Springs with two young'uns. They need a home. Who will provide it? Danger strikes.
Can Samuel save the woman he loves and will they end up together or is one of them destined to leave Clover Springs forever?