Rowdy takes pity on three stranded white children who were raised by the Apache and want to go back to the Indians who took them in. However, the Arapahoes are at war with the Apaches and want the children as hostages.

A local tries to stampede the herd when Rowdy inadvertently takes it across private lands. The local is killed and his father, Don Francisco Maldenado, puts Rowdy and Gil on trial for the death.