Precious and Penelope Dunn are forced to leave their Boston home. With their fortune swindled they are left without money or income. The sisters have no choice but to seek out their inheritance: a ranch and mining claim in the Territory of Montana. An unintended meeting of a man of the cloth and a soon to be widower changes the future and safety of the two young sisters. In route to Montana a deadly encounter with an outlaw gang has extended effects on the lives of the Boston socialites.