Wells Fargo has brought Jim Hardie in on a holdup case at Yuba City where a significant amount of money was stolen. Jim has heard the two men are in Dodge City so he is headed there by stagecoach to look for them. About eleven miles outside Dodge City the stage comes to a sudden halt. Langford Peel with his wife Florence and son Tommy have been stranded for three days with a broken wheel. Jim stays with them to resolve the broken wheel problem by using a log to support the wagon. In Dodge City Peel buys Jim a drink to repay him and becomes intrigued with a poker game with big stakes. Peel having a gambling addiction joins the game and loses the family's cash. However, when he returns with a gun , Jim intercedes and wins in an unexpected way as the dealer.
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