The Texan, a Civil War Veteran whose reputation of being the fastest gun in the west precedes him, roams across Texas from town to town, not looking for trouble; trouble finds him.
Bill befriends an overeager young man, Johnny Tuvo, who plans to challenge him in the upcoming horse race; however, two men at the event have more sinister plans.
Bill Longley returns from a cattle drive and discovers an impostor has stolen his mail, destroyed a saloon and dallied with a pretty girl, causing his father to demand a shotgun wedding.
Longley has just ridden into the town of Yellow Jacket, when he sees a gunman unhitching a team of horses over the loud objections of a pretty woman.
Bill is captured by a posse and accused of being one of the men who robbed a bank and shot the banker; only the sheriff, whom the banker hates for being in love with his daughter, is inclined to believe Bill.