Miss Helen Messiter is a young woman from Michigen who inherits a ranch on the West called Lazy D. She heads off to visit the ranch by car and unexpectedly arrives in an awfully dangerous situation, finding one fugitive trapped by a number of cowboys who wants his scalp. Unaware of her actions, Helen daringly drives among them to pull off an incredible rescue. As they drive off, Helen learns that she has saved the notorious Ned Bannister, the most powerfull and the most feared man in Wyoming.