"Gambling man Lewton Paterson wants to marry into a respectable family, even if it costs him his friendship with Duncan McMurray. After fleecing a train ticket from one of the three gentlemen picked to call on Duncan's cousins, Lewt makes his way to Whispering Mountain. But sedu…
Emily McMurry, a young woman who is not interested in getting married, convinces a friend to take her place when her potential suitors arrive, but when gambling man Lewton Paterson insists that she teach him about ranching, she begins to develop feelings for him.
Story deals with Charles Hobuhet, a young Native American man and his kidnapping of a young white boy that he intends to sacrifice in reparation for all the wrongs done against his people.