The Canby Hill outlaws terrorize the country for a long time, owing to the sheriff of the county being lax in his duty. Tom Gordon, the deputy, decides to capture Bill Tracy and his gang. Tom is in love with Vicky Miller, and tells her that he will bring back the gang. The sheriff, Jim Grant, is also in love with Vicky. He plans to get word to Tracy and his outlaws that Tom is after them. Vicky becomes suspicious and overhears the plot. She follows the messenger into the hills and is captured by the gang. Tom finds her hat, follows the trail and rescues the girl. Tom then overcomes the outlaws and finds a note on the leader, from the sheriff, warning the outlaws of Tom's plan to capture them. Tom. after jailing the outlaws goes to the sheriff. That officer sees him coming, and shoots at Tom and misses. Tom locates the shot, shoots and drops the sheriff. He then goes to Vicky's home and tells her of the sheriff's double-cross.