The Texan, a Civil War Veteran whose reputation of being the fastest gun in the west precedes him, roams across Texas from town to town, not looking for trouble; trouble finds him.

After Longley is forced to kill a barfly that tried to shoot him in the back, he learns a quirk in the Montana law code.

While escorting to prison the leader of a notorious gang, a sheriff and a deputy are attacked by the gang.

While riding down a trail, Bill is accosted by a boy who demands he help his father, who has been shot in the stomach.

Bill has been hired to guide two Easterners who want to capture wild stallions to use as studs for breeding.