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.

Orin and Ruth McKnight's May/December romance hits a rough spot when Bill Longley returns from a cattle drive.

While sleeping by his campsite, Bill is startled by sounds of movement in the underbrush; he investigates and finds a young boy who is so frightened that he can't talk.

Bill Longley comes to the aid of Ramirez, a farmer who wants to plant peach trees when the local cattlemen object.

Two gunmen rob Bill Longley, taking his $8,300 he earned for taking a herd of cattle to Mesa.