CowboySimplexCox,nowadrifterandodd-jobseeker,landstheassignmentofchaperoningtheprettydaughterofcattleman"Five-Notch"Arnett.LauraArnetthasaweaknessoffallinginlovewitheverymanshemeets---SimplexCoxtheexception---anditisSimp'sjobtokeepherfrommeetingany.However,toolate,asshehassuccumbedtothepolished,oilycharmsofHubertBolston,whohasdastardlydesignsuponArnett'slandandintendsgettingthembymarryingthedaughter.SimplexseesthroughOil-Can'splans,setsouttoexposethemandthisraisesLaura'salready-highlevelforcontemptforSimplexevenhigher.Meanwhile,BolstonhasdiscoveredaplatinumveinrunningthroughtheArnettlandanddoubleshisalready-franticeffortstogettheland.
