Ruttledge Munroe joins the wagon train on the trail. It's noticed right off his odd sense of humor, but when he saves the major's life, it is forgotten until he kills someone else and the real reason he joined up is revealed.

Trail hardened Cassie Tanner joins the train and sets her eye on Major Adams. But the train desperately needs horses, and she may be the only one who can make the dangerous journey to buy them.