Rose Blake, daughter of the ranch foreman, is in love with Tom, the cook, and her father disapproves of the match. Blake finally discharges Tom, and the boys become disgusted when they try to prepare their own meals. Disguised as a young lady, Tom arrives at the ranch, where he is engaged by Blake as a cook. Tom discloses his identity to Rose, who is overjoyed. Squinty, who has a habit of holding up the stagecoach in the mountains, discovers Tom with his wig off, making love to Rose. Tom discovers Squinty and ties him to a fence in the corral. The sheriff finds one of Squinty's spurs on the scene of a holdup. He finds Squinty tied in the corral. Tom explains he has captured the hold-up man. They find one of Squinty's spurs missing, and the spur which the sheriff found matches the one Squinty wears, and so he is discovered as the crook. Blake, through admiration of Tom's cooking and bravery, finally consents to Tom marrying Rose.