Dare Rudd and Bate Fillmore have been enemies since early childhood, primarily over the affections of Nell Worstall. Dare, assuming the name of Holt, goes west to Colorado, as does most of his Kentucky friends and enemies. The feud between Dare and Bate is renewed, and Dare learns that Nell's father is in jail on a trumped-up charge made by Bate in order to force Nell to marry him. Dare rescues Mr. Worstall but Nell has gone to Bate's home, supposedly on a note from Dare. The latter gathers the miners to help him and sets out to fight Bate and his hired gunmen.