A young chap sees a man forcing his attentions upon a woman, and upon going to her aid becomes involved in some angry words with the man. As a final result, the young fellow picks up a rock, which he throws, and the other man falls to the ground. Fearing he has killed his opponent, and at the girl’s suggestion, he runs away. Other people who have come upon the scene start after. He jumps on a freight train and rides some distance; then we see him dragging himself from place to place, becoming hungry, tired, and looking most miserable. He enters a Western town, the marshal of which is talking, and when casually pointing, happens to look at the poor traveler, who darts off. This arouses suspicion, and he is again pursued. He finally is lodged on a ledge of a precipice, from which situation it seems almost impossible to escape. In the meantime a young Western girl starts from her home to shoot game, and comes to the precipice; she sees the young man’s dilemma, and saves him with her lariat. Both mount her horse and return to her home, where he is refreshed. In great perturbation, he tells of his supposed crime. The Westerner claps him on the shoulder and goes into the house. When he again crimes out he brings with him a paper, which instills new life in our young friend, who finds that he merely bruised the man, and instead of being a fugitive from justice, is really a hero. It is an easy conclusion to guess; a few months later, the Western girl and he are joined in wedlock.