Novelist Dan Sheridan takes to the Old West to visit what is believed to be a ranch once owned by the famed Toomey brothers. However, he soon comes face-to-face with a duo of salty murderers.
The sole survivors of an Indian massacre, Hardy, a seven-year-old boy, and three-year-old Betty Sue, face hunger, marauding Indians, outlaws, and wild animals as they attempt to cross the prairie to safety.