The Scrappin' Kid

Bill Bradley who owns a small house and a one-horse corral in the hills saves the lives of Betty Brent and her brother Mike from a forest fire in which their mother has perished. He decides to take care of them. When word spreads that Betty is actually 18 a committee of citizens headed by Cliff Barrowes whose father holds a mortgage on Bill's property calls to protest; the sheriff's wife offers the children a home; and soon after Cliff begins to woo the girl. Bill meanwhile is forcibly held by a trio of outlaws about to flee across the border.