Dora Watson, a pretty nurse, is taken by her father, the doctor, to attend Tidewater Pete, a cowboy, who has broken his leg. By the time Pete is well, the other boys have become so fond of Dora that they are loath to let her go back home, and conspire to keep her. Shorty has an idea. He feigns intense pains in the stomach and the boys carry him to Dora, who was just leaving. The latter suspects their little plot and administers a dose of bitter medicine that sends Shorty to the nearest pump to cleanse his mouth. Finally, in desperation, Long Jim resolves to wound himself in the foot. Closing his eyes he pulls the trigger, but accidentally misses his foot and shoots Ralph, the ranch owner's son, who is really in love with Dora. She has to stay and attend him, and the period of nursing, under the watchful eyes of the cowboys, completes the romance, much to the surprise of the doctor and the boy's father, but to the pride and joy of all the boys.