Matt Ansaro returns to his hometown of Eckhart Mines in the Western Maryland coal fields. It has been five years since Matt was here, and he swore when he left in 1917 that he would never return. Although Matt's parents are dead, the rest of his family welcomes him home with open arms. Joseph McCord, the superintendent of the Consolidation Coal Mines and a classmate of Matt's, is not so happy to see Matt return. He has plans for Matt's old girlfriend,...