Ben Trego dies defending his twin sons from Indian attack. Separated, the two boys grow up very differently, one as Paul Marsden, the other as a cowboy named Three Word Brand. Paul becomes governor of Utah while Brand partners with George Barton in a ranch. The owner of the adjacent ranch plots to get Barton and Brand out of the way in order to control water rights. When Governor Marsden comes to the area to investigate, Brand sees the resemblance between them, though neither knows about his twin. Brand waylays Paul and takes his place as governor in an attempt to thwart the crooked rancher in the water rights scheme.
William S. Hart
as Three Word Brand / Governor Marsden / Ben Trego
Jane Novak
as Ethel Barton
S.J. Bingham
as George Barton
J. Gordon Russell
as Bull Yeates
Ivor McFadden
as Solly
Herschel Mayall
as Carroll
Collette Forbes
as Jean
George C. Pearce
as John Murray
Leo Willis
as McCabe
Fritz the Horse
as Brand's Horse (uncredited)
