Claude Howard, an Eastern college boy, getting his start in life on a Western ranch, is not well versed in saddling bucking horses as he is in making love to Florence Stanley, the ranch-owner’s daughter. Mr. Stanley naturally objects, and finding Claude with his daughter when he should be working, fires him on the spot and tells him not to come near the ranch again. but Claude comes back to say goodbye to Florence. Hearing Stanley approach, he crawls under the table. Stanley is going off for the day and asks Florence to keep an eye on the large sum of money that he has in the house. Before Claude can get away, Mrs. Stanley comes into the room with her sewing. Claude under the table, feels like a permanent fixture, but his hiding place proves a blessing in disguise. For Pedro, a Mexican hanger-on at the ranch, manages to secure the money that Stanley asked Florence to watch and makes his get-away. Claude, jumping on the first handy horse, gives chase. Pedro, meeting Stanley, tells him that Claude has turned horse thief, and rides on. Claude comes up, but before Stanley can stop him is off again after Pedro. Stanley and the cowboys give chase to Claude. The pursuer is being pursued. Claude catches up with Pedro and a fight ensues. Stanley comes up. Claude explains, and so does Pedro, but their stories do not agree, so Stanley has the cowboys take both Pedro and Claude to the ranch house under cover. Here the women confirm Claude’s story. Stanley apologizes, gives Claude his job on the ranch again and also his permission to make love to Florence - at the proper times, of course.