Joe Butterworth

When Frank Larned is killed in the war, his sister Martha and little brother Dick are left to fend for themselves. Larned's pal Roy Chambers returns to the States where Martha takes him in, along with a dog who saved his life during a battle.

A failed inventor's son tries to defend his father's good name.

Penrod and his gang don't want to let neighborhood "goodie-goodie" Georgie Bassett into their club, but Penrod's father pressures him to allow the boy in, because Georgie's parents are wealthy and prominent members of the town. Finally the boys agree to let Georgie join, but first they demand that he undergo an "initiation", and they're determined to make it one that Georgie won't soon forget.