Jennie and Alick Gilchrist are bound for the coast of Maine, fleeing Scotland and its painful memories. They immediately set to building a new life for themselves--Alick building boats, and Jennie teaching the well-to-do MacKenzie children--but while Alick is fixing to live out his days on American soil, Jennie is biding her time and saving money for the passage back to England.
Jennie and Alick Gilchrist are bound for the coast of Maine, fleeing Scotland and its painful memories. They immediately set to building a new life for themselves--Alick building boats, and Jennie teaching the well-to-do MacKenzie children--but while Alick is fixing to live out his days on American soil, Jennie is biding her time and saving money for the passage back to England.