- Wrong captions under photos in a newspaper make the hero the bandit and vice versa. Also, hold-ups, spurts of horse flesh and the hero saved by the ranchman's daughter from being lynched by her rejected sheriff lover.
- In polo practice, Jim Cressy injures his friend, Jack Homer, accidentally. "Lone" Larry, a professional hold-up man, succeeds in stealing some express sacks of gold. He is shot in the arm by the pursuing guards. Larry takes to the hills, binds up his wounds and hides the gold. Kitty Gilbert, the daughter of Sime Gilbert, the foreman of Jim Creesy's western ranch, is bored by ranch life and by the attentions of Jesse Hale, the sheriff. Jim Cressy induces Jack to visit his ranch in the west. In a city editorial office, the editor sends a boy to get photos to go with two stories. The items read: "Jack Homer injured at polo" and "Lone Larry holds up another train." The boy brings the photos, and is told to take them to the art room. When the first papers appear, the sporting editor sees that the pictures of the bandit. Lone Larry and Jack Homer have been switched. As the mail edition has already gone out, there is nothing to do but to correct the mistake in the city issues. Sime Gilbert receives a wire from Jim, telling of the coming of Jack Homer. Kitty is delighted. Jack arrives. He and Kitty are mutually attracted. Jesse is enraged, because Kitty refuses to go for a ride with him. In the meantime, Lone Larry starts West and the next morning walks into the depot at Cressy where the agent is pulling a handsome trunk over from the track. The station agent calls Larry's attention to the trunk and tells him of the immense roll of bills the owner had. He had seen Jack tipping the porter. Larry, seeing an opportunity for a possible hold-up of the rich guy from the East, asks the Mexican from the ranch, who comes for the trunk, to give him a lift to the Cressy ranch. As soon as he has had a chance to get a good look at Jack, Larry slips away, without being noticed. The sheriff gets his mail edition paper and, seeing the pictures over the bandit story, suspects that Jack is masquerading as Cressy's friend. He tells Kitty of his suspicions, but she laughs at him. Jesse, however, wires Jim to come West if possible. He is determined to get rid of Jack, and follows them when they go riding. The next day Jack is riding alone, followed by the sheriff at a distance, Larry, wearing a mask, holds up Jack, who quickly shoots at the bandit and then tears the mask from his face. The sheriff arrests Jack. Several cowboys hear the shooting and upon approaching, are instructed by Jesse to take the injured man to the ranch house. Jack is taken to jail, while the doctor, after examining Larry, says he cannot possibly live. The cowboys are angry over the shooting and talk of lynching Jack. Kitty helps Jack to escape, but the men pursue him and bring him back. They plan to lynch him that night. Larry is also worried about Jack's fate and, hearing Kitty's crying, calls her and tells her that Jack is innocent. Kitty dashes off on a horse to catch up with the lynchers. Cressy arrives at the depot; hears the news and rushes toward the fatal spot. He is in time to corroborate Kitty's story.
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