Mrs. Buchan lives on a farmhouse in New Jersey with her grandson, George. George enlists in the war in Europe and must leave Mrs. Buchan to fend for herself. She says she is going to be fine with him gone, but she has no money. George says that the land will take care of her with its large field of hay, chickens, and vegetable garden. The night before George sails for France from New York, Mrs. Buchan is in the house by herself and watches as a mist rolls across the field. A lone horseman dismounts his horse and knocks on her door. He is dressed in old clothes and has very good manners as he asks which way New York is. She points him in the right direction and he remarks that he recognizes her last name, related to a soldier who fought in the Revolutionary War. She says that she has had relatives fight in almost every war in America since then and that her grandson is fighting in the current one. The stranger at the door says he will be sailing with her grandson to France and that there are more men coming with him. Mrs. Buchan hears the sounds of horses and out of the mist come more soldiers, all dressed in different war attire. She sees two soldiers, one dressed in blue and the other in gray. The stranger says that they fought against each other once, but now they fight together. The stranger says the horses are hungry and she lets them eat from the meadow even though it will ruin her hay crop. She also feeds the stranger and then sends the soldiers on their way, knowing that they will help her grandson win the war because he is fighting for freedom and liberty.