This book tells the story of Sir Devereux, his niece, Sybil, and his nephew, Captain George Drummond. Sybil and George found a home with him after the death of their father. George Drummond's regiment was on the war front in Swaziland. There had been rumors of a regiment being cut off during the war, but nothing had been heard of George. He could even be an enemy prisoner. Will George ever return home?