 No woman has ever visited the mining community of Bear Track Gulch, so it is big news when Old Pete Griffin learns that the invalid Mr. Lorraine and his schoolteacher daughter Alice plan to come and stay there. When the Lorraines arrive, Jack Turner sells them his cabin, and falls in love with Alice. After Mr. Lorraine passes away, the miners ask Alice to start a school for them. But not long afterward, a misunderstanding causes them to think that Alice is not happy living in the West.