This is one of the best "Elsie Books". The story begins with Elsie's son Edward and his wife Zoe harboring the troublesome Miss Deane. Zoe feels their visitor has bad intentions, even though Edward doesn't sense it. Soon, there is a blockage between the couple, and Zoe well knows that it all stemmed from the disturbing Miss Deane. In addition, Edward got into the train accident and Zoe doesn't know if she'll ever again have the chance to ask forgiveness from her hurt husband. Meanwhile, Captain Raymond's daughter, Lulu, has made a mistake when let her temper slither through and eventually ends up hurting her baby sister. It was bad time for this to happen, because the captain has received a big sum of money and he wants to bless his children with so many gifts, but of course, Lulu has to wait on these wonderful things.