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.

Longley attempts to escort Yancey Lewis, a bank robber sentenced to spend five years in prison in a distant town.

After Bill turns down a bribe from a landowner to detour the track through his town, the man forces a doctor to quarantine the railroad workers with false claims.

Bill finds an old prospector almost dead from thirst and brings him to the railroad workers' camp; men from a rival outfit talk the old man into spreading a story about finding gold, hoping to lure workers away from their jobs.

Longley's old friend, pretty ranch owner Martha Driscoll, negotiates a highly successful sale at the end of a cattle drive.