This story is of a Cowboy and his love of a pioneer Montana rancher's daughter, Marian. He is challenged by another for her hand, in a rough and beautiful land. A great love story intertwined with capturing wild mustangs, Indian conflicts, and the passing of their way of life.

Fort Benton, Montana's main street was a child's delight. The MacKay children, Rob and Marlo, loved this strange world of soldiers, trappers, Indians, and cowboys who walked and drank in the town's confines. For adventurers, the fort was the end of the line. The notorious Clint Sharndo gang rides into town. Turns out the gang had robbed the gold shipment from the steamer Dakota. Deciding to lay low for awhile, they get rooms in a local hotel. Marlo playing near the hotel takes it all in. Having drank too much one evening and back in their hotel room, they talk of their robbery, and pass...