Bob Steele is a wild west Robin Hood, torn between a life of crime and a Life with his love.
Feared as "Nick the Kid" by merchants of Grass Valley, he heads a gang that includes pals Blackie, Ed, Hank - and the town's sheriff! After the gang robs the local stage and steals the jewels of the visiting Countess Lola Montaine, Nick becomes determined to turn over a new leaf and go straight.
Sheriff Sharpe and the gang have other ideas, and won't let him go that easy.
The sheriff falls in love with the Countess and wants to return the jewels to her himself. He intends to arrest Nick as the thief, but the Kid turns the tables on the duplicitous sheriff by tricking him into signing a confession. With quick thinking and quicker shooting (and the help of the Countess pet monkey!), Nick fights to bring justice to Grass Valley.