Rowdy is taken prisoner by an uncouth, bedraggled clan of raw-hiders, and forced to marry one of their women (Rose) as a sacred re-payment for not killing one of them in a fight. The raw-hiders live by stealing cattle for their hides, and have an eye on Favor's herd. The clan leader (Quade) buffaloes his followers by spouting dictum form a non-existent "Book". Rowdy escapes their camp, but the armed raw-hiders follow Rowdy to the drovers' camp where they insist on either Rowdy marrying Rose or their getting 200 head of cattle. Meanwhile Brock (James Best), the son of Quade (Denver Pyle), is upset by these developments as he and Rose are in love with each other.
—chipe