Synopsis: Muckraking newspaperman John Randolph, using information gleaned from his faithful printer, Smiley, can expose powerful local businessmen Art Selby and Clint Raybold as the brains behind a series of thefts blamed on local Native Americans. Fiercely devoted ranger Gene Autry is assigned to protect Randolph, but his foes include his own outlaw brother, Jack, who is working for Selby and Raybold.