This Zane Grey western takes place in Texas in the 1870s. After killing a man in self-defense, Buck Duane becomes an outlaw, living among the gunfighters and rustlers along the Texas border.
In a camp on the Mexican side, he tries to rescue a young girl held prisoner, bringing down the wrath of her captors, and forcing him to live the life of a loner, pursued by both honest men and outlaws. Eventually, a sympathetic Ranger wins a pardon for Duane, who then becomes a Ranger himself. The tale is full of action and suspense -- the outcome always hanging tensely in the balance.
