Frank Stevens comes west to claim the ranch he has inherited from his father on the condition that he first prove himself worthy. The hands make life difficult for Frank, who chooses a donkey for his transportation after being bucked off a horse; but he shows fine mettle while getting involved in rodeo stunts. Howard Gribbon frames Frank for a bank robbery and kidnaps Ruth Welsh, the banker's daughter; but Frank chances upon the real culprits and rescues Ruth just before the automobile goes over a cliff and kills the villain.