Harry Atterridge will lose his ranch unless he develops the mineral on his land within a certain time. He is unaware of this condition, and Brierson, his attorney, plots to get a small fortune for himself; his accomplice, Mrs. De Wyle Jenkins, plans to have her daughter Jennie marry Atterridge. Instead, Atterridge falls in love with the governess who goes to live with his sister. Brierson and the sister's servant abduct the governess when they discover that she has the real claim on the property. Atterridge arrives in time to save her and the property.