Mary,apoorfarmgirl,meetsTimjustaswordcomesthatwarhasbeendeclared.TimenlistsinthearmyandgoestothebattlefieldsofEurope,whereheiswoundedandlosestheuseofhislegs.Homeagain,TimisvisitedbyMary,andtheyarepowerfullyattractedtoeachother;buthisphysicalhandicappreventshimfromdeclaringhisloveforher.DeepercomplicationssetinwhenMartin,Tim’sformersergeantandabully,takesashinetoMary.
