 William "Hardshell" Beckett s(Lafe McKee) estranged wife(Adabelle Driver) and his son John(George Chesebro),neither of whom Beckett has seen or heard from since John was a baby,return to his ranch and meet his adopted daughter Alice Bailey(Lillian Rich.)Beckett s foreman Bob, known as "The Kid"(Bob Custer), tries to help Alice when her "brother by adoptation" makes a move on her, and Bob incurs John s wrath. Bob has to fight ranch hands Butch(Blackie Whiteford) and "Buzzard"(Bud Osborne), as well as John, to prove who is the ranch boss. John is really a blackmailer named Laylor who has a hold on Mrs. Beckett.He, Butch and "Buzzard" rob Beckett of $6,000 dollars and Beckett is stabbed with Bob s knife, and Bob is arrested for robbery and assault on Beckett by Sheriff Jake Logan(Franklyn Farnum). Alice, matching John s spurs with the marks on her (adopted)father s arms,proves Bob is innocent. Bob then takes care of the three outlaws, and the Beckett s are reconciled, while Alice finds happiness with Bob.