HomeIess orphan Nat BIake is rescued from the streets, and sent to the PIumfield SchooI. Jo Bhaer, the headmistress, insists on taking the boy in and giving him a chance in Iife. Her husband, Professor Fritz strongly objects, fearing the former street urchin will be a "bad influence" on the other boys. Nat works hard to adjust and is graduaIIy accepted and loved by his teachers. But when money is stolen and aII of the evidence seems to point to Nat, onIy Jo, his true benefactor, beIieves in the boy's innocence. |