Tom Gilmore, a wealthy young easterner, loves Vicky, but she refuses to marry him because of her thoughts of the great free west. Vicky visits her uncle a western ranch owner. Tom decides to follow Vicky westward, and try the life of a cowboy. However, he reaches before Vicky, and soon learns the ways of the cowpunchers. Vicky is soon to arrive, but in the meantime, three outlaws plan to hold up the stage. The bandits kill the driver and the stage team runs off with Vicky inside. Tom sees the driverless stage going at break-neck speed. He overtake it in a desperate ride, rescues Vicky, who finds that the easterner has become a westerner.