- After stopping in the town of Jump-Up to see an old girlfriend, Tate is cheated in a card game by a gambler, and then framed by town boss John Timothy Driscoll and his son for killing the man, and forced into a hard labor camp.
- Col. MacKenzie agrees to let Tate take a few days off to visit the town of Jump Up where Tate has an old flame. Tate to the awe of the other hands transforms himself from cowhand into what passes for a dude with new clothes and a derby hat. The town of Jump Up was founded by John Timothy Driscoll. When Tate arrives in Jump Up, Driscoll believing he would be a good addition to the town tries to welcome him with free food and other services. However, Tate's main interest is finding Frankie Grace who is still in town. Professional gambler, Tom Fuller, informs Driscoll that he is going to drain the town with his gambling but he wants to work with Driscoll. Driscoll goes along as Fuller starts a successful poker game winning the last big pot against Tate by saying Tate cheated. Tate threatens to get his money back later. Driscoll not wanting to see the money leave town has his son Slick knock out Fuller but Slick kills Fuller with a blow from an ax handle. Slick suggests framing Tate who had already threatened Fuller in public. After a meeting with Frankie, Tate awakens bloody with bloody money in his room. Framed he is sent to a labor camp no one has escaped from.—Anonymous
- Roy Tate dons a new suit dressing up for a trip to a town where he is having time off and also to hopefully meet an old flame is she is still working there.
While there he plays cards with a slippery fingered con-artist who has tried to get the saloon owner John Driscoll to go shares in his gambling venture stating he can't lose.
Tate wins a round but when he tries to collect the pot he is accused of having cards up his sleeve and, to prove this, slippery fingers pulls a card out of Tates clothing.
When Tate says he wants to get the card shark for lying, and betting crook, there is an opportunity for Driscoll frame Tate for the killing of the slippery fingered con artist.
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