Young Dale Walton and his pretty wife, Madge, came to the west during the gold rush, hoping to make their fortune. Dale staked a claim and worked hard day after day in the blistering sun. The days lengthened into months, and then one afternoon Madge came to speak to him after Abe Foley had called by with apparent good news. Dale doesn't trust Abe, and he certainly doesn't like him calling by to see Madge when he's away working the claim...