When her employer dies, leaving her with no job and money, Nora Marsh decides to move to Canada at her brother Eddie's. That doesn't work out since she cannot get along with her sister-in-law, but she meets Frank Taylor who owns a farm to be his wife and housekeeper. A couple undergoes hardship homesteading in Alberta, where they are plagued by bad weather and financial woes. When T Frank's crops get infested and his entire harvest is destroyed, out of nowhere, Nora receives some money from England and has to decide whether she wants to stay with Frank or moves again.