AustLit

Jack is in love with his cousin Kath, who is also in love with him, but Jack doesn't realise this and neither of them is courageous enough to declare their love. In a desperate moment, Jack hits upon a plan to test Kath's feelings and all goes well until the little deception Jack employed to facilitate events is inadvertently exposed. However, as mutual declarations of love have already been shared, Kath soon forgives Jack.

Young Deverell considers himself to be the luckiest man in the colony, despite his hidden family shame, for he has a new job as a station manager and is set to marry his sweetheart in a month. Even now, caught with a lame horse out in the bush as the sun is setting, and with no food, he is lucky enough to be joined by a rather distinguished looking tramp who sets to making damper and billy tea to share. Deverell is surprised to learn that the tramp has been looking for him to deliver news of his long-ago imprisoned, but apparently now dead, father. Having spent the evening in amiable conversation, the men retire for the night. The tramp rises early while Deverell sleeps on. Before the tramp departs, he tucks his best blanket closely around Deverell with parental pride and devotion and gazes wistfully upon him before departing with moist eyes.

Disowned by his Uncle in Scotland who mistakenly believes that Don McGregor is a gambler, the disgraced Don goes to Australia where he establishes a struggling sheep station. However, his life takes a new turn when he captures a promising brumby foal, and then discovers at a local ball that his childhood sweetheart, who has left Scotland, is visiting the area.