King Brentwood, who is accused of breach of promise by a local widow, is opposed to Jim Rose as a suitor for his daughter, Mabel, and bans him from the ranch. Learning the widow is to pay him a visit, Brentwood orders his men to hold up the stage and scare the woman away, but Jim rescues her, hoping to gain his approval, and is roughed up for his trouble. Later, Jim finds a baby he supposes to have been deserted and is arrested for abduction, but the widow wins over Brentwood and helps Jim get Brentwood's consent to marry his daughter.