Irene Norris returns to the ranch from boarding school. She sees Dick Taylor, ranch foreman, win over Poncho, and half-breed, in a bucking broncho contest. She admires Dick's ability as a rider, and a friendship springs up between them much to the rage of Poncho, who loves the girl. Robertson, a cattle buyer, visits the ranch with a large sum of money. Poncho resolves to get this money, and with confederates, captures Robertson, but not before Irene, who is with him, makes a sensational escape. Dick and the cowboys seeing Poncho in pursuit of Vicky, capture him. They then go in pursuit of the other outlaws, surround them and after a battle in which Dick is wounded, the desperadoes are overcome.