Married life isn't turning out quite the way Pepper planned. Just when she thought life settled down to a normal pace, she faced a rocky ride hitched to the unpredictable Tap Andrews. The ranch is gone. They've moved to Cheyenne. And Pepper hasn't been feeling very well. But at least Tap has a job as deputy that takes what he's got: integrity, nerves of steel, and a fast draw. Then suddenly he's appointed acting marshal in a town that has little regard for the law. He soon discovers how hard it is to hold off a vigilante crowd hungry for a lynching, control a wayward deputy who thinks he should be in charge, keep his pretty wife from worrying herself sicker, and uncover who's behind the trouble in Cheyenne. When the city council relieves Tap of his duties and Pepper of her worries, it's time to move on. But Tap can't let things go.