When Bud Watkins ( Hoot Gibson ), loses his ranch and savings to gambling house proprietor "Gentlemen Jim" Slade, the Cocopah Kid, a notorious bandit, lures away Betsy Burke ( Laura La Plante ), Bud's sweetheart and the daughter of the local sheriff. The Cocopah Kid, mortally wounded, dies in Bud's house; and by impersonating the dead man, Bud regains his lost ranch and saves Betsy from Slade's clutches. Bud's disguise is exposed when a posse catches him, and he gets a reward for capturing The Cocopah Kid and Betsy realizes her true love for Bud.