A young society woman, restless and disillusioned with urban life, travels West to visit a brother who has gone to cattle country. She encounters the region’s wide skies, ranch routines, and a rougher code of conduct that challenges her assumptions, and becomes drawn to a rugged ranchman whose honor and skill contrast with her former world. The narrative traces roundups, raids, mountain trails, bandits, and local rivalries while family secrets and loyalties emerge, forcing her to choose between independence and attachment as the landscape and action reshape her identity and prospects.