Beggars of Life

Fleeing from the horror of her home life, Nancy, an orphan raised by a brutal foster father, kills the man in a moment of panic and self-defense. She is soon discovered by Jim, a young drifter and hobo, who stumbles upon the scene. Though initially reluctant, Jim agrees to help Nancy escape, and she disguises herself in boy's clothes to pass unnoticed. Their flight leads them onto a freight train, but they are thrown off by a brakeman. Injured and hungry — Nancy suffering a twisted ankle—the pair finds refuge in a hobo encampment where two dominant figures, Arkansaw Snake and Oklahoma Red, are locked in a power struggle for control of the vagabond group.