Shorty effects the capture of a supposed lunatic. Scraggs is put in jail but is liberated by his friend, at whose ranch he is living. Shorty receives a letter from Anita asking him to come into Mexico to aid her. Anita is captured by bandits, while she is assisting an old priest; the priest is left for dead. Shorty finds the priest and is told of the capture of the American girl. The priest dies and Shorty disguises himself in his robes. Carmen Monita, the sweetheart of the Mexican bandit, upon hearing that he intends to force Anita to marry him goes to the “priest” for confession. She tells him all of her story and also that he will soon be summoned to marry the bandit and Anita. Shorty discloses his identity and with the Mexican girl’s aid he manages to free Anita from the den of the bandits. Shorty is wounded and upon regaining consciousness finds himself in a hospital. Anita has gone off on the trail of Scraggs.