Jim Lawson, a cowboy, visits the city and is trapped in a saloon by a bunch of gamblers. In a brawl which follows, Lawson is shot and wounded In the shoulder. He is taken to the hospital and there nursed back to health by Mary Denny, While convalescing, he tells Mary about the west and when the time arrives tor Jim to leave the hospital the girl has fallen in love with the cowboy. Jim returns to the west and secures a position on a ranch as cowboy and through his skill and ability, gains the jealousy of the foreman on the place. The ranch owner's wife becomes ill and Mary is sent for to take care of her. Mary arrives and she and Jim meet again. Jim and the foreman get into a quarrel from which Jim comes out victorious. The foreman is discharged and Jim put in his place. The ranch owner's wife recovers, and Mary's duties are over, but Jim resolves not to let Mary get away from him again. As prospects look good for him, he proposes to her and the two are married.