May, who has been accustomed since childhood to believe that she is alone in the whole wide world, suddenly discovers that her father, Nicholas Fossett, is alive. How much the hope of seeing you soon means to her! However, on the threshold of her father’s house she is met by a hostile stranger, determined to prevent Nicholas’s reunion with his daughter at any cost. But why? Is Anthony O'Donegal motivated only by concern for the old man's health? And what role does charming little Rebecca, whom Anthony dotes on, play in this whole story?