In the desert town of White Sage, surveyor Jack Hare (Randolph Scott) finds himself unintentionally involved in a land war between his new employer, Adam Naab (J. Farrell MacDonald), and saloon owner and rustler Judson Holderness (David Landau). Eager to disrupt Adam's plans, Judson has Jack stranded in the desert, where he is found by Adam and his ward, Judy (Sally Blane). Meanwhile, Judson turns to blackmailing Adam's wayward son, Snap (Gordon Westcott), into gambling with Adam's horse stock.