Shorty and the boys ride into Aridville to meet Bessie Gordon, whom the boys think is a dentist. Shorty feigns a toothache. Upon going to the office to have his tooth pulled, Shorty discovers the husband of Bessie and his flirtation proves serious, as he is compelled to have his tooth removed to carry out his bluff. Two-Gun Bill, the terror of Aridville, comes to town to quench a desert thirst. Shorty and the boys plan to have Two-Gun Bill flirt with Bessie and play the same joke on him. Two-Gun Bill goes to Bessie. She gives him gas. When he comes out of the gas, he shoots up the place and runs Dr. Gordon from the office. The doctor climbs in his old machine and a chase follows.
—Moving Picture World synopsis