The Boxcar Children are working in a general store to help out a friend of Aunt Jane's. The nervous, secretive girl who also works there intrigues them, and when a strange man comes to the store asking about her, the children feel it's time to investigate.

The Boxcar Children are working in a general store to help out a friend of Aunt Jane's. The nervous, secretive girl who also works there intrigues them, and when a strange man comes to the store asking about her, the children feel it's time to investigate.