Riley Grafton is a con-artist who has a knack for getting into and out of trouble. After escaping a potential tar and feathering, he runs into the wagon train stalled by a high river. He served in the Army with the Major. Riley meets Sarah Dawson and her brothers and takes a liking to Sarah but that doesn't prevent him from selling worthless land to them and Mr. Bxby as they think he is a good friend of the Major. When they and the Major learn the land is worthless, the Major tracks Riley to a nearby town where Riley lost the money the night before in crooked games. Riley steals the money back but in so doing puts the Major's neck at risk when the bar owner catches the Major.
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