The day before he is to marry Kate Cumberland, Whistling Dan disappears, following the wild geese. His trail brings him to a saloon where Jerry Strann forces him into a fight, and the latter is shot; though warned that Jerry's brother, Mac, will soon be on his trail, Dan stays to nurse the boy back to health. Buck Daniels, foreman of the Cumberland Ranch, is sent by Kate, whose father is dying and wishes to see Dan; Mac Strann follows and sets fire to the Cumberland barn and kills Dan's dog. Dan tracks down Mac, but is dissuaded from shooting him by Kate, whose love for him overcomes the call of the wild geese.—AFI