

"He was a peaceful man. But he could kill! He was a hard man. But he could smile! He was a shy and lonely man. But he could love!"
Will Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters. He finds that his cabin in the high mountains has been appropriated by a woman whose guide to Oregon has deserted her and her son. Too ashamed to kic...