In the town of Duck "N" Shoot, Bret gets the false credit for knocking out a rowdy. The town judge appoints Bret the sheriff to deal with the unwholesome element in town, and Bret uses his wiles rather than his gunhand to deal with them.

Conwoman Modesty Blaine suckers Bret out of $1,000 and sets him up to be shanghaied. Bret escapes and follows her to the town of Paradise where she's selling cats to rat-overrun miners, and tries to get his money back.