After ten years of wandering, during which he has lived the life of a gambler and learned the ways of devious men, Tom Keene, returns home, only to find his father alone and dying. Old John Keene's sole legacy to his son is a Bible. With his father's passing, Tom Keene renounces his selfish, worthless past and sets out to try to teach others that the greatest happiness is born of trust in one another. Tom even gets a chance to demonstrate his new way of life when he rescues a little girl who has fallen into a well. He learns that the little girl comes from the country's wealthiest family, now in financial straits. John Carver is the head of the family, an improvident man, at times cruel to his dependents. But Tom Keene's good intentions are about to cost him more than he knows.