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Lucas McCain and his son Mark make their way to the ranch they've just bought but get quite a rude reception. Two cowhands working for big-time rancher Oat Jackford, Billy Lehi and Sam Montgomery, tell Lucas that he's not welcome. Jackford has been using the land to graze some of his cattle and has every intention of continuing to do so. When Lucas doesn't show much enthusiasm for their proposal, he's beaten and the house is burned to the ground. Lucas needs to show them and Jackford that he's not going to get pushed around.—garykmcd

Sam Montgomery and Billy Lehigh ride onto the McCain's new ranch. They work for Oat Jackford and tell Lucas Jackford uses the land and they will have to leave. Things go bad for Lucas when they steal his rifle and burn down his house...Lucas sets out to set Jackford straight.—tomtrekp

Luca and Mark go to their newly purchased ranch, but soon two cowboys come up to chase them off. They first try some friendly talkiing, but when that does work, Sam Montgomery ropes and drags Lucas. When Lucas still stands his ground, Billy burns down the house. Mark gets discouraged and looses his faith in God, so Lucas tells him the story of Job - western style - to restore his faith. After all is well with his son, Lucas leaves to hunt down Oat Jackford and his outfit. Before Lucas left, Mark was able to gain permission to stay by himself and bed down by the stream. He wanted to show his father how brave and mature he really was. He has trouble unhitching the horses, but stas strong and succeeds. Then as the sun goes down, Mark realizes just how dark it is and how alone he feels. He imagines a cougar in a tree and get the ax he kept right by his bedroll, but the cougar suddenly disappears. Then he imagines a snake and beats it with the ax, but he realizes the only thing he killed was a rope. There are some incredible quotes in the dialogue between Lucas and Oat. In the end, Lucas gets Jackford's boys to rebuild his house. Lucas gives Mark a piggy back ride to the campfire where he had breakfast and coffee waiting for when his father returned. Things are once again well for the McCains.