Laurie Winslow yearned to become a writer and Wilson College in Omaha seems to offer what her career requires.
But when funds run out and disillusionment sets in, Laurie joins Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show as a stunt rider, with the aim to earn enough money to return to school.
When her friend Cody Rogers appears, just a step ahead of the law, Laurie intervenes and before long Cody's skill as a trick roper lands him his own act in the show.
But when Cody reveals what he's running from, Laurie's loyalty and growing feelings for him are sorely tested.