Marjorie Bowman and Harvey Ross are separated by unexplained circumstances; while he remains in their hometown, she drifts to one of the unsettled territories in the West. Marjorie is an attractive woman of strong personality and self-reliance, and very soon a very ardent wooer appears: Jim Duncan, a man of bad reputation and worse character, which he hides beneath a suave exterior whenever he meets Marjorie. The truth comes out when the sheriff receives notice that there is a reward placed upon his head.