Wayne Santley, recently discharged from the 7th Cavalry at the time of the Indian wars, travels West to join his brother Brad on a large cattle ranch. On the stagecoach, he strikes up a romantic acquaintance with Nora Blaine, a dancehall hostess whom he rescues from the advances of gambler Cole Fender during a holdup. Wayne soon learns that his brother is a rustler and an outlaw, not a rancher. Rather than join his brother's gang, Wayne goes to work at a friend's trading post and eventually marries Nora. Pawnee, one of Brad's men, convinces him that his brother led the sheriff to their hideout. He and his men seek revenge against Wayne, but when Brad is told that Wayne was actually framed by bounty hunter Cole Fender, he repents and joins Wayne on a trapping job. Angered by Brad's desertion, Pawnee and his new gang attack the two brothers. In the ensuing gunfight, the outlaws are killed, and Brad dies at his brother's side. A short time later, a daughter is born to Nora and Wayne; they name the child Bradena, after her deceased uncle.