Sweetspring is a quiet town... until an itinerant gang of robbers causes havoc. Wesley Vernon, a mine engineer, thinks he recognizes their leader as a childhood friend, and determines to bring him to justice. But before he sets off he is devastated to learn that his intended bride, Maddy, has been promised to a wealthy banker from Boston. Never could Wes have imagined how his moral courage would be tested as he faces gun battles, bank raids, and a prison breakout...