In the valley of the wild roses, Abraham 'Abe' Ross is the best rancher, but his only heir, Frederic, prefers to pursue his true talent, music. Neigboring rancher Dick Mills has only a daughter, Cassandra 'Cassie', although given to farming. She falls in love with mysteriously well-educated wandering cowboy Cal Withers and discovers he's the heir of Canada's largest railway corporation. When his ma is dying, she manages to sabotage their love. After Dick gets paralyzed in a fall, the ranch's only hope is for Cassie, who fled city life, to marry her good friend Frederic. Dick's sister Virginia also arrives to take care of him and has an affair with Abe.