Luke Mallory's dream is to be an agent of Wells Fargo & Company, to be someone of importance, to be respected and admired. An orphan at six years of age, raised like a garden weed, he has a burning desire to prove his worth.

Finally, Luke's goal is at hand, except for two conditions. First, he must deliver a load of barbed wire to a group of farmers who are located in the heart of cattle country. Second, he must survive the first condition!