Harry Wentworth, who is foreman of his father's ranch, is addicted to gambling and drinking. Harry, upon selling several head of cattle, uses the money for liquor. Upon returning to the ranch intoxicated, his father tells him that his services are no longer required, and that he shall leave his home and go out into the world and make a better man of himself. Harry's father establishes a Mexican as foreman of the ranch, who is "in clique" with Jim Martin, a lawyer and loan shark in town. Together they plan to rob the old man of his ranch, namely, in selling all of his cattle and advising him that they have been lost in a stampede. Ralph Crandall, a gambler about town, decides to send for his sister in the east. Before she arrives he tells the boys to keep his gambling life a secret from her. She arrives, and Jim Martin, infatuated with her, decides to expose Ralph to his sister unless he approves of his attentions to her. Harry Wentworth decides to ship on a coastwise vessel. On the first voyage out he incurs the wrath of the captain by interfering with him during a fight on board. Wentworth and his two pals, Beannie and Mac, have a fight with the crew, and after a hard tussle, escape by diving overboard. When the three swim safely to shore, Wentworth decides that he has had enough of sea life, and returns home, taking his two pals along with him to work on the ranch. He arrives home, learns of his father's business troubles and that the lawyer is about to foreclose the mortgage on the ranch. He meets Ethel Crandall and learns that she is the gambler's sister. He falls in love with her, and persuades Ralph Crandall to quit gambling. Jim Martin, infuriated over the love affair between Harry and Ethel, decides to have the girl abducted. Harry and Ralph conspire to get the mortgage back. In a game of cards Ralph plays the lawyer's hand and lets Harry take the winnings. The lawyer, angry at this, decides to take the girl away. His plot is overheard by Harry's pals, who notify him and her brother Ralph, who immediately start in pursuit. The end is a sensation.