Miner Dan Stuyvesant finally strikes it rich but on his way to report his claim he is shot When Jack Dedlow the head of a gang of outlaws hears this news he rides to Stuyvesants cabin intending to secure the claim for himself There the outlaws find Stuyvesants daughter Hilda the sweetheart of Tom Flynn and are about to draw cards for her when Dago Sam pulls out his guns and spirits her out the door Because Tom is his only friend Sam determines to protect Hilda from the gang but when Tom suspiciously questions his intentions toward Hilda Sam decides to live up to the towns poor opinion of him