"Slick" Barlow, "Bunco" Peters and "Yuba" Frank, cowboys of the "Lazy X " outfit, are sent to the city with a bunch of cattle. Hoover, owner of the "Lazy X," meets them in the city, and they dispose of the stock. Hoover then goes to his hotel, while the boys repair to a nearby restaurant. Dining the meal "Slick" notices that their waitress is being pestered by a couple of young city mashers. He promptly knocks the fellow down. The other rowdy calls the police and the boys are arrested. Hoover is called in and be secures their release. "Slick" and his pals then return to the restaurant, only to find that Tillie has been discharged. "Slick" is very much incensed over this and starts out to find Tillie. After some trouble the boys locate the home of the unfortunate girl. Bunco and Yuba desert their bashful friend, leaving him alone with Tillie. He visits the Weston home and finds a deplorable condition of affairs. Tillie's father is a good-for-nothing drunkard, and her mother is rapidly dying with consumption. Slick then goes to Hoover and persuades the kindhearted ranchman to take Tillie and her invalid mother hack to the "Lazy X," which is located in Arizona. Arriving at the ranch, the girl and her mother are introduced to Poker Ed, the boss of a neighboring outfit, "The Circle B." He snubs Slick, but pays a great deal of attention to Tillie. This arouses the jealousy of bashful Slick. Later, the girl refuses Poker Ed, and boldly proposes to her rescuer, Slick. He is taken off his feet for the moment, but quickly realizing the import of her words, he grabs her in his arms, and then rushes off to tell his pals the good news. Poker has seen this action, and swears vengeance on Slick. A few days later. Slick and Tillie are spooning on the parlor sofa. Poker, still surly and frenzied by liquor, sees them through the window and fires at his rival. The bullet hits Tillie and Slick dashes out of the house in pursuit of the fleeing Poker. In the chase Poker is wounded and later is overtaken by Slick and his companions, who lead him back to the scene of his crime, where he is handed over to the proper authorities. Tillie's wound proves to be nothing serious, and so the romance of "Slick" Barlow ends happily. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis

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