captain crewe is called to fight in the second boer war. he leaves his daughter sara at miss minchin's school for girls. one day, his lawyer arrives in the school with news that captain crewe has died and his real estate has been confiscated. sara is now a poor orphan. she becomes a servant in the school. sara tires of her servant duties. she sneaks off to veterans hospital, convinced her father is not dead. she finds him wounded. they reunite joyfully.