From the very beginning, Sam Stop was an enigma to the people living in Pony, Montana. Stop didn't look like a banker, dress like a banker, or act like a banker. So, while there were some initial suspicions about Stop's background, people came to respect and then trust the reclusive founder of Pony's local bank. Soon the bank became the main depository for the assets of the Pony Consolidated Mining Company. Then one day everything begins to change. 2 eastern financiers appear in town and it seems as if they plan a long stay. Suddenly, the new bankers decide to call in their loans to mine owner Ben Waldorf prematurely. It soon becomes tragically clear, that they have both the methods and mainpower to do so.