Broncho, the vagabond, is thrown out of the gambler's place because he has no money. He is light-hearted, nevertheless, and while strolling through the woods, runs upon a little girl trying to chop some wood. His heart is touched and he helps her. She leads him to the shack she calls home and Broncho is filled with pity when he sees her father sick, and her mother trying to save the family from starvation. Broncho hastens back to the gambler's place, and when they refuse to give him money he steals it and escapes on a patron's horse. He is overtaken by a posse and is about to be hanged when the little girl appears on the scene and returns the money which Broncho stole. The posse, seeing that he stole to help a starving family, release him and a collection is taken up and given to the needy family.