Brinsley Shaw engaged to Evelyn Selbie, leaves her to make his fortune in the West. Evelyn promises to wait until he returns. Twenty years elapse and Evelyn sends her son in search of his father. Father and son meet in the wild of the West, through the father's recognition of the ring the boy wore. Brinsley had given it to his sweetheart years ago. The father protects his son from an outraged posse who has gone in pursuit of the supposed cheating gambler. Brinsley Shaw straightens out the tangle and sacrifices his freedom for the sake of his son, who escapes.
