The Canfield clan, thirty strong, had left their North Carolina mountains and were raising hell in Texas. One of them had shot a Texas Ranger, and the Rangers had to bring in the killer.
The last thing they wanted, though, was to start a feud where the Canfields and the lawmen had to kill each other off. Neal Fargo's arrest for gunrunning gave them a way out. Fargo could go free if he promised to walk into the Canfields' lair and bring out the killer.
That way, the Canfields would have no quarrel with the Rangers. And Fargo was tough enough to hold his own against the whole clan!