 Riding south from Montana, Jim Warren (Russell Hayden) and his friend, Ramblin  Rufe (Fuzzy Knight), discover that Jim s old pal, Dusty Norton (Dennis Moore), is working for triggerman Joe Hawkins (Jack Ingram). Later, Jim and Rufe see cattleman Frank Rodgers (Hal Taliaferro) kill cattleman Farrell (Michael Vallon) in self defense, after a dispute about the illegal grazing of Farrell s stock on Rodgers  land. The only other witness is Lois (Jennifer Holt), Rodgers  daughter. Rodgers is jailed, and Hawkins, who has also been stealing cattle from both ranches and altering the brands, tries to incite a lynching. Hawkins causes a confrontation between Jim and Dusty that leads to a climatic gun battle with the two old pals against the Hawkins gang.