Bob and his folks are on their way somewhere. While Bob is off checking out a water hole, a gang kill his folks and steal their wagon. Bob tries to pursue them, but they shoot his horse and he has to walk into town. He vows his vengeance and soon comes across the gang, led by George Hayes, who wants to steal enough money to send his daughter, Mary Kornman, back east. But there's something odd in the relationship among the outlaws, and when Bob comes across Warner Richmond, trying to rape Miss Kornman, Bob rescues her, and soon finds out the true story.
There's a lot of switching around of roles in director Robert Bradbury's usual stock company. Perennial villain Earl Dwire plays the kindly sheriff and the acting is particularly good, which I attribute to Hayes' influence. Before he got stuck playing "Gabby" for fifteen years on the big screen and the Howdy Doody show, he had been a successful stage actor, and had retired until the Crash had wiped out his investments. The weakest performance is by Miss Kornman.
There's also a big finale, in which about forty men fight a small battle, including a cavalry charge. There is some striking cinematography by William Nobles, who is held responsible for the high quality of work at Republic at Wikipedia, but about whom I can find little hard data other than 176 movies he lensed, starting in 1917. He retired in 1943, and seems to be another of the many talented craftsmen that no one knows much about because he worked in the unremarked Bs.