A fatal accident made Bill Smith a widower with a baby in his arms. He raises his daughter as best he can and deftly handles the horses on his ranch. But over time, Bill realizes that the methods of raising horses and children must be somewhat different from each other. And he turns to Maureen Kilkenny, a young teacher who has just graduated from university, for help. At first, he wants only one thing - for her to make a well-mannered and educated young lady out of his little savage. But soon Bill has other desires related to Maureen herself...