While Richard Mortimer, his wife and baby girl, Bess, were touring through the west, the little girl was lost. She was found by a young Mexican, Juan Garcia, who took her home to his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer one day told of the loss of their daughter to some guests, including a young surveyor. Harry Lonsdale. Later Harry stumbles over Garcia’s cabin and met Bess, now a beautiful girl of 17. They fell in love at first sight. Garcia’s wife would have been very willing to have gotten rid of the girl, for she thought that her husband was too much interested in her. It seems she had good reasons for her fears too. At any rate she showed Harry a locket which she had taken from the girl, and Harry at once recognized the picture of Mrs. Mortimer. Greatly excited, he rushed to a nearby ranch. He related the circumstances and the cowboys promptly offered to officiate at a greaser “necktie party,” or at least to rescue the girl. Meantime Garcia had become alarmed. He saddled his horse and ordered Bess to go with him. She could not resist safely, but she strapped on one of his revolvers. The cowboys soon found the trail and with additional information furnished by Garcia’s wife they caught up with the pair. Harry and Garcia had a hand-to-hand fight with knives and finally the Mexican wounded the young surveyor. As he fell Harry fired and hit Garcia. Later there was a happy reunion of the Mortimer family and Harry was quickly and gladly received as Bess’s future husband.