A slicker sells a fake oil lease to Gertrude's father. Later the villain discovers that the lease is valuable, and to get it back he kidnaps the girl. Hoot rescues her in a thrilling fight on top of an oil derrick.
While riding over the plains Hoot encounters some officers searching for two escaped lunatics. Later he reaches a camp where two girls are on vacation. Both Hoot and the girls mistake each other for the lunatics.
