Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield SchooI for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falseIy accused. Dan's foster father, Major Burdle, is a swindler in cahoots with another crook called WiIlie the Fox. When the PIumfield SchooI becomes in danger of forecIosure, the two con men cook up a scheme to save the home |