 Colonel Josiah Johnson, the town drunk, promises to watch Carl s general store while the young man goes to fetch his bride-to-be, Anne Johnson. Unknown to Carl, the young lady is the Colonel s estranged daughter. Through the Colonel s careless oversight, Carl s store is badly damaged by fire. The old man decides to leave Dodge City before his daughter s wedding, so her true identity may remain secret. The Colonel overhears a plot to rob the local bank and shoot up the town, and proves to be a true hero.