Bill and Jim, brothers, live a lonely life in the mountains. Jim makes a trip to town. He becomes infatuated with Nan, the daughter of the general storekeeper, Pete, one of the rough-necks of the town, thinks she belongs to him. When he sees Jim paying attention to her, he shows his displeasure and declares his intention of putting a stop to his interference. Brother Bill becomes anxious when Jim does not return. Bill learns the situation of affairs and he asks Nan not to jolly Jim any further. In reply, he receives a slap in the face. There is a dance on at the Hall that night, and Jim has a date to take Nan. Pete is furious and follows them. Bill gets to the dance hall in time to shoot out the lights and prevent Pete from getting a bead with his gun on Jim. The dancers are thrown into confusion in the darkness. Bill makes up his mind to teach Nan a lesson for trifling with Jim. He seizes her around the waist and carries her outside. Jumping on his horse with Nan in his arms, he makes off to his cabin. He tells her she can go back home if she promises never to interfere with Jim again. She threatens to kill him. He tells her to help herself. His gun is at her disposal. She takes it, but when she sees the fearlessness of Bill, she hands him back his gun. Her heart is touched by his love for his brother and his general manliness, offers him her hand, and tells him that she could love a man like him. Bill places his arm around her waist, saying, "And I could love a girl like you." Nan's father, after Bill has run away with Nan, forms a posse and goes in pursuit. Jim joins them and is in the lead. From a distance, he sees Nan and Bill at the door of the cabin, clasped in each other's arms. He surmises what it all means and returns to the pursuers and tells them that there is no use in going farther as their quarry has fled in another direction.