US Marshal Luke Canfi eld, searching for his missing ex-wife and son, falls for Dixie Johnson, a saloon dancer in the Texas town of Sand Prairie. However another man, Asa Brown, also has his eyes on Dixie. Arriving back in town after tracking down a gang of horse thieves, Canfi eld hears screaming and investigates. He exchanges gunshots with a man attacking Dixie who flees. Learning it was Brown, Canfi eld confronts him. As a result of that confrontation, Marshal Canfield finds himself in a desperate pursuit after Asa and his gang of cut-throats burn his home and kidnap Dixie.