Freckles gets an opportunity to prove his capabilities as a guard when Wessner, a recently fired lumberman, comes upon Freckles on his rounds and offers him five hundred dollars to look the other way while Black Jack's gang of thieves steals a prime tree next to the trail. After initially playing dumb to gain information, Freckles puts his gun and stick aside and fights Wessner using only his one fist.
Freckles gets a chance to show off his abilities as a sentry when Wessner, a recently dismissed woodsman, runs into Freckles on his rounds and proposes that he turn a blind eye while Black Jack's gang of robbers makes off with a prized tree adjacent to the trail. Initially acting clueless to gather information, Freckles sets aside his gun and club and engages Wessner in hand-to-hand combat.