The novel was written by Gene Stratton Porter towards the end of her life, and the novel was published posthumously after a car accident.

An aging apiary owner (bee-keeper) Michael Worthington meets a young ex-painter, Jamie McFarlane, on the road one day and in the process of conversation, attempts to persuade him to end his nomadic lifestyle.

Shortly after, Worthington is surprised by a twelve-year-old girl who goes by the nick-name - 'Little Scout' who would visit the apiary nearly every day.

When Jamie meets Alice, the daughter of the orphanage supervisor, Mrs Ferris, he falls in love.

She forces Mrs. Ferris to admit that she has spread the rumors by letting a swarm of bees loose on her.

In turn they decide to adopt Little Scout as their daughter, thereby bringing all the bees back into the fold.

In July 2024 a 16mm film print of this title was offered on ebay, so it seems that this movie is not "lost".