Bill Duncan returns to his home town and conceals his identity because of a longstanding feud with the Flynne family. However, he is soon found out and arrested for the murder of rancher Red Flynne. The dead man's estate has been bequeathed jointly to Rolfe McPherson, his foreman, and Helen, his daughter, who believes that her father wished her to marry Rolfe, unaware that he plotted the murder. After Bill escapes, Rolfe's housekeeper discloses her employer's guilt. Rolfe kidnaps Helen and rides for the Mexican border, but Bill comes to the rescue, brings the villain to justice, and wins Helen.