Goldie, the bright young daughter of Farmer Meadows, is engaged to marry Harold Montaine, a romantic young farm hand. Along comes Jim Bludsoe, a regular villain, whose polish and citified manners impress Goldie so that she is induced to elope with him. Harold is heartbroken, while farmer Meadows turns his daughter's picture to the wall. Harold swears vengeance and after a hearty meal, starts on the trail of the villain. Two years later Goldie is living with her infant child in abject poverty in a western mining town. Jim ill-treats her, and tears up the marriage certificate which he throws out of the window. However. Dennis Casey, the low comedian, saves the pieces. Tom Dalton, a big-hearted miner, saves Goldie from a beating when Jim tries to indulge in this pastime. In the fight which follows, Jim stabs Tom, and apparently kills him. Jim then goes through a lot of cold-blooded stage business, lights a cigarette and flicks the ashes in the face of the prostrate man, and sets fire to the cabin to destroy evidence of the crime. But Tom is not dead, and the faithful Dennis rescues him. Harold is at last on Jim's trail. Jim learns of his pursuit and engages Indians to ambush him. Harold with his trusty gun, kills all the Indians and follows this feat by shooting Jim and five other desperadoes with one bullet from his revolver. One stormy night Goldie returns home. Farmer Meadows forgives her after Dennis and Tom arrive and exhibit the marriage certificate. They vouch for her good conduct and when Harold follows them shortly all ends in true melodramatic style with everybody happy.