When Hope Sanford's papa arranges for her to care for an old maid schoolteacher while he seeks work to pay the mortgage on their farm, Hope and her best friend devise a plan to bring him home by Christmas.Chance Manning, a new cowhand on a neighboring ranch, is assigned to spend the winter caring for the Sanford farm. When he learns he's part of the girls' scheme, he counters with his own plot.But when both plans are thwarted and a new option is presented...