In the early west, a young husband's trials in raising his child after his wife's unexpected death.

A young family struggling to make it on a the western frontier decides to allow the wife to work at a seamstress shop. As things get better financially, the wife gets sick and passes away. With help from his parents the young father learns to deal with the tragic loss and threat of losing everything they worked so hard for.—Kevin Maurice Bland

Having married Ellen and sired brat Missy, Clark is happy toiling as bred-winning farmer for years. Then a long drought ruins all harvests, so he misses several mortgage payments and banker Harris considers foreclosure. When Clark's parents arrive for a visit, Ellen has taken on a town job as seamstress, but soon catches scarlet fever, which proves fatal. Clark and his father work their tails off to strike a new water well, if possible. Missy's 'help' causes a fire in the house, but more help arrives thanks to the neighbors Ben and Sarah, whom buddies Clark and Ella brought together to raise their semi-orphans from respective earlier marriages.—KGF Vissers