"Pep"Pepperisaromanticyoungcowboywhosepropensityfordaydreamingcostshimhisjob.Afterreadingtheclassicnovel"DonQuixote",hedecidestofollowinthatcharacter'sfootsteps,butthingstakeawrongturnwhenheintervenesinasaloonfightinwhichtheowneriskilled,andPepgetsblamedforit.Heescapesbutmustfindtherealkillerandclearhisname.OnhissearchhefindshisownDulcinea--awealthycattleman'sdaughternamedTulip,whohasbeenkidnappedbyabanditgang.