[1][2][3] As described in a film magazine,[4] Jack Howard, returning to his western home from the war, and learning from his mother that his father, the sheriff, has been killed by an unknown assailant, gets the mayor of Gold Strike to swear him in as sheriff, and he resolves to avenge his father and bring the murderer to justice.
However, he is hooted and jeered by the thugs of Gold Strike, headed by Jeff Taylor, whose business is unknown but is always flush with money, and who has just spread a tale of Jack’s cowardice in the war.
In the meantime Taylor has tricked Jack’s girlfriend Molly into going with him to a mountain shack, where he proposes marriage and attempts to force his affection on her.
Securing from his mother a release from his promise, he pursues the bandits to their mountain lair, which he has discovered during his layoff from duty, and bests them in a fight.
The gang is arrested and Jack is again a topper, knowing no boss but Molly, who has knocked him for a row of wedding bells.