- Convict Cheyenne Harry escapes from prison in a garbage truck and boards a train, where he eludes capture with the help of passenger Henry Beaufort.
- Molly, the sheriff's sister, breaks away from Chuck, her cowboy lover, as she sees the Mexican. Pedro, coming toward her with a note. The note reads: "Come with more or won't keep child any longer. She sick. Come." Throwing a shawl over her head, Molly runs as fast as she can go, leaving Chuck, and Bill, her brother, at a loss to account for her actions. Cheyenne Harry escapes from the Florence Penitentiary. He climbs into a train, stopping at the station, and goes into an empty stateroom. An open bag lies on the seat. He picks up a letter and photograph, and sees that it is from someone who signs herself, "Your distracted wife, Molly." Then the owner of the stateroom comes back from dinner. The men talk together, and the stranger, Henry Beaufort, gives Harry some clothes, and allows him to spend the night in the stateroom. In the morning, before it is quite light, Beaufort suddenly pulls the emergency cord, and in the confusion, Cheyenne makes his escape. He gets a job on a ranch. All went well until the sheriff, meeting the outfit, looked a little too hard in Cheyenne's direction. That night the man beat it, and took to the wilds again. Beaufort, arrived at his ranch, sends his foreman to Pedro, who has the custody of his and Molly's child, telling him that he is to take the little girl to another town. Pedro. who is drinking heavily on Molly's money, drives off with her, loses control of the team, and is thrown out and killed. The child lies unconscious among the debris of the wagon. Molly is told that her child is dead, and her mind, weakened by the long strain of waiting for the recognition of her secret marriage to Beaufort, leaves her. Cheyenne happens to come upon the wreck of the wagon, and finds a living child under the broken mass. She is hungry, and he promises her food the next day. He sets out at dawn, but catches sight of the posse on his track. They see him and shoot his horse. Harry and the child fall together down the side of a steep cliff, and Elizabeth is hurt. Harry picks himself up and looks for water for the child. He wanders all day, and at last, seeing the posse in the distance, fires three shots to attract their attention. He surrenders in order that the injured child might receive medical attention. With Cheyenne behind the bars, Elizabeth finds herself the idol of the town. There is a church bazaar, and it is decided to raffle her off to the highest bidder, as everyone wants her. Chuck has persuaded Molly to attend with him, and Elizabeth recognizes her mother. Molly will give no explanation, and Bill determines to get the man he thinks has ruined his sister. Molly's first idea, when restored to herself, is gratitude to Cheyenne, whom she visits in prison. He at once recognizes the woman of the photograph. Molly tells Cheyenne that her brother has learned of her plight and has decided to get Henry. "If I could only get out, I'd see what I could do," answers Cheyenne. Molly determines to enlist the aid of Chuck, the deputy, and persuades him to arrange Harry's escape. Cheyenne goes straight to the Beaufort ranch and is just in time to prevent Bill's shooting Beaufort. Molly arrives, and Beaufort explains that their marriage had to be kept a secret on account of the will of his uncle. He has just received a message telling of the old man's death. Molly forgives her husband, and Elizabeth is accepted as a niece by Bill.
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