Tom is appointed deputy sheriff of Casa Grande while his friend, gubernatorial candidate John Brice, is visiting. When Brice is shot and seriously wounded, the town is quick to blame hotheaded rascal Toothy Thompson, but Tom prevents them from lynching him. Because of this, Toothy is so grateful to Tom that he wants to follow him everywhere and defend him against every slight, which starts to interfere with Tom's job in finding Brice's real assailant.
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