Hattie Delaro

It is 1774, the eve of the American War of Independence. Janice comes from a Tory household. She cavorts with American and British alike, is pursued by Charles Fownes, patriot and friend of General Washington. (imdb)

George Shelby is forced to sell his faithful slave Uncle Tom and the baby son of Eliza Harris to Haley, a slave trader who holds the mortgage to his farm.

April Poole, a young writer, visits the office of Mr. Sarle and his partner Mr. Kenna and reads her latest story to them. She has made Sarle the hero, Kenna the villain, and herself the heroine. In the story, April changes places with Lady Diana, who is being sent to South Africa with a famous diamond to be delivered at the end of her journey, and this given to April. Thieves, led by Kenna, trail her during her journey, but are hindered by the intervention of Sarle.

Inspired by a statue of the infant Christ in the hands of the Madonna, Bernice who lives in a convent in Naples, Italy conceives of a deep passion for babies. Learning that there are infants dying of hunger and neglect in America, Bernice determines to come to their aid. Dressed as a boy, she arrives in New York where destitute, Bernice meets artist Robert Bruce who hires her to pose for a painting of the Madonna.