 Jonathan Tibbs reckons that a good way to improve the fortunes of his uncle s London gun company is to sell their products in the Wild West, so he sets off for Fractured Jaw. Once there, a series of misunderstandings give him the completely false reputation of being a smooth-talking, fast-on-the-draw gunman, and he is inveigled into becoming sheriff. With the two trigger-happy local ranches squaring up against each other, it s as well he is getting advice from sassy and sweet-on-him Kate. The fact he s somehow become an honorary Indian doesn t hurt, either.