Jose and Papinta are lovers. "Carrado," an Indian, spies upon them and then hurries to tell the girl's uncle, Pedro, who intends that she shall marry Juan. The lovers hold a secret meeting and determine to elope. They meet Father Vallejo, who agrees to marry them. Carrado again overhears and follows. The young couple enter the chapel; Carrado runs back to inform Pedro, the uncle. The marriage is just over when an Indian girl, Wahna, enters and tells the Pedro, the uncle, and Juan, the rejected suitor, are approaching, bent on vengeance. The young couple hurriedly leaves. They are overtaken by Pedro and Juan. Jose is knocked down and Papinta is about to be dragged away, when Father Vallejo enters and prevents further harm. Again the young couple ride away, but Juan, determined upon vengeance, follows, taking with him several Mexicans. They meet up with Jose and Papinta, but are outwitted by an American surveyor, who joins in to help the young couple.
—Moving Picture World synopsis