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Major Barton (Gordon Hart) is commissioned by General Grant to procure 5,000 head of horses for the Army. He finally gathers the needed number, only to be killed by a band of cattle and horse rustlers led by Pecos Judge L.F. Blake (Robert Middlemass). Texas Rangers Steve Ainslee (Dick Foran) and Jeff Carter (Eddie Acuff) are detailed to break up the ring and bring the killers to justice. Working undercover Steve learns Barton was killed by the gang. When gang member Luke Brady (Monte Montague) receives payment for the stolen horses, Steve beats Luke and takes the government check. Steve and Jeff trail Blake and learn he is plotting to gain the deed to Major Bartons property and cheat the murdered mans daughter,Alice Burton (Anne Nagel) out of her inheritance. They advise Alice of Blakes plans and get her to promise not to let thee papers out of her hands. Later, Steve attempts to capture a thief in the bedroom of Alice and her Aunt Carrie (Gaby Fay) but the outlaws capture him, and then they inform Alice that Steve is the man who murdered her father and she gives the papers to Blake. Complications follow.
In the 1870s, the Texas Rangers are formed in response to the lawlessness in the Texas area. Major Burton is encouraged by the United States Army to begin ranching in Texas in order to raise horses for the cavalry. He is assured that the presence of the Rangers will aid his efforts. In Pecos City, however, Judge Blake enforces his own laws, which results in everyone either participating in his schemes or losing their money to Blake in court. Hearing of Burtons arrival, Blake plans to steal all of his horses and sell them himself. When Burton learns that his horses are stampeding, he and his foreman, Bob Jordan, ride out to investigate. Worried about her father, Burtons daughter Alice follows. Burton is killed during the encounter with the rustlers, one of whom steals his wallet before Alice finds the body. Steve Ainslee, a cowboy, gets a job as a cowboy with Blakes men. He watches them re-brand the horses, but says nothing. In Dodge City, the horses are sold, and payment is made in the form of a check made out to Blake. Steve is really a Ranger who has been sent to investigate Burtons murder. He steals the check from the foreman during a fistfight and suggests to his partner, Jeff Carter, that they give the check to Blake and arrest him when he cashes it. When Alice and her aunt Carrie come into town in search of Judge Blake, to arrange the probate of Burtons will, Steve speaks to Alice privately, telling her that he believes Blake is involved in her fathers death. Meanwhile Blake learns that his check was stolen, but when Steve tries to give it to him, Alice recognizes her fathers wallet, creating the perfect opportunity for the suspicious Blake to arrest him. After his arrest, Alice tells Blake that Steve claimed to be a Ranger and gives Blake her fathers will and the deed to the ranch for safekeeping. Anxious to get rid of Steve, Blake instigates a lynch mob. Anticipating this move, Jeff helps Steve escape from jail. As Steve leads the mob on a wild goose chase, Jeff steals Alices papers from Blakes safe. The two men meet at the Burtons. Blakes men discover their horses outside, and Steve sneaks away to find reinforcements. The Rangers arrive just in time to arrest Blake, clearing the way for Steve to marry Alice.
Dick Foran
Steve Ainslee
Anne Nagel
Alice Burton
Gordon Hart
Maj. Burton
Joseph Crehan
Capt. Norris
Eddie Acuff
Ranger Jeff Carter
Robert Middlemass
Judge L.F. Blake
Smoke
Smoke - Steve's Horse
Fay Holden
Aunt Carrie Burton
Bill Elliott
Wellman
Monte Montague
Luke - Blake's Henchman
Milton Kibbee
Carlos - Blake's Henchman
Bud Osborne
Jake - Blake's Henchman
Cliff Saum
Bartender
Henry Otho
Hank Brady - Blake's Henchman
Bob Burns
Bob Jordan - Burton Foreman
Douglas Wood
Texas Governor
Gene Alsace
Don - Burton Hand
Buck Bucko
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