Sheriff Cultis Collins (Jack Hoxie), working with the United States Secret Service, is on the trail of a gang of smugglers. Finding a message sent to Henry Belden,(Thomas G. Lingham), instructing him to come to San Francisco, Collins follows suspecting Belden may be involved with the gang. Collins becomes friendly with Belden's daughter, Joan (Olive Hasbrouck). Carter Brace,(S.E. Jennings), head of the gang, plans to kidnap Belden and Joan.