Plot

Bart makes the mistake of befriending fellow gambler Gentleman Jack Darby, who soon leaves Bart mistaken for a crime Jack is wanted for.

Bart & Gentleman Jack's testy partnership snaps when Jack guns down Little Jeb of the Plummer Gang, after Bart & Jack were run out of the previous town for gambling. Bad loser Jeb gave the duplicitous Gentleman 3 steps to get to the saloon door, mister, but his gang is not so generous, forcing Jack and blonde saloon dancer Cindy Lou Brown to flee through Sioux Territory. Jack still had time to get Bart jailed as Jack's alias Sir Stratford Avon, so Bart wants in on the chase too.—David Stevens

Bart rides into town, and at the hotel, Gentleman Jack is playing the mayor and the townspeople. Jack has lost $00, and the mayor tells him that he's getting out of town. The mayor says that no professional gamblers are allowed in town the next day, according to a rule he just made up with the council members at the table. The mayor tells Jack that time is just up about midnight, and Jack leaves. Bart comes in and says that he's there for poker, and they eventually send him on his way. He joins up with Jack and they both ride out, and Jack says that it's only fair that Bart loan him $500. Bart doesn't see it that way, and points out that he only has $12 anyway.

The two men ride through the countryside, and Bart sees a wanted poster for Jack under a variety of aliases. When Jack sees that Bart has seen the poster, he draws his derringer on Bart and advises him not to try and get the reward. Jack insists that he's innocent in any case, and says that he's going to clear his good name. Bart suggests they move on in different directions, and Jack agrees to put away his derringer as long as Bart gives his word as a gentleman he won't cause trouble. Bart gives his word, and Jack pockets his derringer and they ride along.

When the gamblers make camp for the night, Bart dozes off and Jack swaps his boots for Bart's and rides off. Jack rides ahead to Crescent City and to the sheriff's office and startles the sheriff, who has his back to the door. The sheriff says that the five Plummer brothers are all in town at the same time, and he doesn't want to arrest them because the jail is the safest place in town.

Four of the brothers ride out, but Little Jeb stays. The sheriff says that Jeb is relatively the best of the Plummers, and Jack tells him that he wants to find a place to say. Jack says that he's befriended "Jack", but he asks for the money when the sheriff convinces him not to abet a fugitive. The sheriff says that the office will have to come down and make sure Jack has the right man, and the sheriff can't pay off until then. Jack says that he doesn't want to wait, and wouldn't turn "Jack" in if he didn't need the money. The sheriff says that he'll advance Jack half the money once he's convinced ""Jack" is Jack. Jack points out that "Jack" carries his money in his boot along with letters from women, and says that they'll they should put their arrangement in writing.

The sheriff and his men ride out to the camp and surround Jack, and the sheriff tells Bart to drop his gun. Bart insists who he is, but the men check the boots and find the letters that Jack described. The sheriff is satisfied and takes Bart to jail. Jack's girlfriend Cindy Lou Brown comes in and initially says that Bart is Jack. Once she gets a good look at Bart, Cindy Lou says that she's never seen Bart before. Then she switches stories and apologies to Bart for not convince the sheriff. She walks out and sees Jack, and tells him that he's a traitor. Once Cindy Lou leaves, the sheriff pays Jack his money.

At the local saloon, Cindy Lou is singing for the patrons. She works the crowd and goes over to Jack, who is playing poker, and everyone wins. Jack quits now that he's won, and one of the players, Little Jeb, tells Jack that he's not stepping out with his money. Jeb tells Jack he's a coward and blocks the door out. He promises to kill Jack, and Jack figures that Jeb won't back off now that he's challenged Jack. Jack throws his money in Jeb's face and shoots him with his derringer.

Cindy Lou comes over and tells Jack that he killed a Plummer boy. A man tells Jack to get out of there, and it won't make any difference that Jack shot in self-defense. Jack and Cindy Lou talk privately, and Cindy Lou figures she's going with Jack. He says that she can meet up with him later, and Jack tells the townspeople he wants to write the sheriff a letter of explanation.

Once the sheriff reads the letter, he shows it to Bart. It says who Bart is, and he'll repay the sheriff the $500... eventually. The sheriff says that Bart is staying in jail, and the Plummers are waiting for the sheriff outside. They say that they if Jack gets away from them, they're coming back for the sheriff.

Later, a telegram comes for the sheriff, and the sheriff shows it to Bart. It says that a teller embezzled the money Jack is accused of stealing, clearing Jack's name. The sheriff accuses Bart and Jack of working together, and he's not going to let Bart go until he gets his money back. Bart figures that he earned the money, and tells the sheriff that he'll pay the sheriff his $600 from the thousand he has hidden in the lining of his coat. He pays the sheriff, and the sheriff unlocks the cell door and lets Bart out.

The next morning, Bart rides out after Jack, but heads the opposite way of where Jack likely headed. Indians give pursuit when they spot Bart and chase him, and he manages to most of them. Another Indian jumps him as he comes out of hiding, but Bart manages to kill the Indian.

That night, Jack approaches Bart as Bart makes camp, training his rifle on him. Bart tell Jack that he wants half the $2,600 Jack made when he was playing poker while Bart was in jail. Jack got behind Bart because he lost his horse when the Plummers caught up to him, and he's going to take Bart's house. The man says that he's not going to kill Bart because they're friends, but pats him down for concealed guns and find the wallet with $400 from the $1,000 in his lining, after the sheriff made change for the $600 Bart gave him.

Jack ties Bart to a tree but leaves him a rifle so he can protect himself when he gets free. Once Jack rides off, Cindy Lou finds Bart and unties him, saying that Jack left her behind to untie Bart. Cindy Lou explains that Bart is going to protect her as they go back to Crescent City. Once Bart is free, Bart says that he's going after Jack. He figures he doesn't owe Cindy on his way to Deadwood where Jack is going, and Cindy Lou is welcome to tag along. She refuses to go until a wolf howls, and then runs after Bart.

The next day, Bart and Cindy Lou finds a group of Indians. She complains about Bart being a carpetbagger, and she says that Jack is in real danger from the Plummers. The Plummers ride up, and Cindy Lou points out that they don't know what Jack looks like, and Jack gambled that the Plummers will at least take Bart back to Crescent City to make sure they're killing the right man. However, Cindy Lou explains that it made sense when Jack said it, she isn't so sure now and figures the Plummers will kill Bart right away.

Bart calls to the Plummers, and they open fire on him. He says that he's not the one they're after, but they figure Bart is Jack because he's with Cindy Lou. The Plummers try to flank Bart, and Cindy Lou admits that she's starting to lose confidence in Jack. Bart puts up a white flag, but the Plummers shoot anyway and he shoots one of them, killing him. Bart's gun jams, but the Indians hear the gunshots and ride over. The Plummers ride off chasing them. The Plummers left off the two horses they brought as spares, and Bart figures the Indians will come back to check the horses. Bart tells Cindy they have to run and they do, but Cindy leaves behind a shoe.

Eventually, Bart finds a cave to hide in, and uses a branch to brush away their paths and cover up the entrance. The Indians ride up after them, and stop near the hidden cave entrance. As they look around, one of the horses starts nibbling on the branches. One Indian leads the horse away, and the two Indians talk among themselves about stopping for supper. Finally the two Indians set up camp and go to sleep. Bart and Cindy Lou wait for them to go to sleep, and Cindy Lou tells Bart that she met Jack. She came from a poor family in New Orleans, and she came west to dance in a saloon and make enough money to go back to New Orleans in style for the ball. She needs $5,000 to go back, and that's the same amount that Jack needs. All Cindy Lou has raised is $2,500, and Jack came along and said he could show her how to double her money in 30 days. All she has to do was give him the money to invest in mining stock. Jack told her broker took him for all the money,

Cindy Lou admits that she was wrong about Bart, and figures he comes from the South as well. Bart promises that if they get out, he'll make sure she gets to the ball. She thanks him for saying so and kisses him, and Bart kisses her back.

One of the Indians wakes up to put more branches on the fore, and one of them comes to get the branches covering the entrance. He finds the entrance and goes in, and Bart clubs him over the head then comes out with the Indian's knife. The other one is still sleeping, but wakes up when his horse whinnies. Cindy Lou grabs one of their rifles and shoots the first Indian when he wakes up and comes at her. Bart manages to kill the second Indian with his knife.

Later, Bart and Cindy Lou ride into Deadwood and Bart sees his horse. He tells Cindy Lou that he probably won't kill Jack, but he'll talk to Jack since Jack talked Cindy Lou out of her money. Bart goes into the saloon and finds Jack playing poker. He comes up behind Jack and says that he doubled Bart's investment, and he's taking Jack's money for himself and Bart. Jack goes on playing and takes the pot, and Bart tells him to give him his money up front.

Later, Bart leaves with the money and meets Cindy Lou. The Plummers are waiting and tell Bart to let Cindy Lou go because they have no quarrel with her. Bart tells her to go, then ducks behind a water trough and returns fire. Jack comes out and starts shooting at the Plummers, and tells Bart that they're after him. Bart points out that he also killed one of them. The two sides continue shooting, and Bart and Jack manage to kill the Plummers but Jack is wounded.

Cindy Lou runs to Jack, who tells Bart that he always pays his debts. Bart goes to get the doctor, then discovers that his wallet is gone. He goes back and finds Cindy Lou and Jack gone, and a townsman tells him that the two of them rode off and Jack doesn't need a doctor.

Later in New Orleans, Jack escorts Cindy Lou to the seasonal ball in a carriage drawn by four white horses. Bart joins them and Jack tells him that the money is all spent, but he'll get it back. Bart says that he will as well, and the two men offer Cindy their arms and escort her in.