The theme of this picture is somewhat original, and well worked out. We are shown the interior of a humble cottage in France. The bereaved father is himself sick and feeble, and the son maintains both father and sister. A military official comes to claim the young man for army service, and, of course, turns a deaf ear to the expostulations of the father and daughter, who are being deprived of their breadwinner. Consternation seizes the little family, until the girl is seized with a bright idea. She cannot earn a sufficient living for her father and herself, but she can take her brother’s place in the ranks of the army. She persuades them to let her try the scheme, and after an affecting farewell, we see her attending at the military headquarters on the appointed day. She is passed as her brother, though one or two of the soldiers throw curious glances after her. The scene is changed to a battlefield. The girl is sent out as a spy, and is captured and is led out to be shot, but the General of the force has his suspicions aroused, and prevents the execution of the sentence. He offers the girl brutal love, and she takes advantage of this to make him intoxicated. She kills him, and escapes in his cloak with the plan of campaign. She returns to her own lines, is presented with a medal and receiving a wound in a subsequent engagement, goes home to father and brother to be welcomed with great rejoicing.