A woman who claims to be able to read tea leaves joins the circus, and soon drives Tim to distraction.

After the circus strongman leaves to join a rival medicine show, Tim recruits a local man, Hector. But when the medicine show owner Gabby offers a wrestling match to settle their differences, Hector refuses to fight.

A runaway boy, Gene, joins the circus and Corky takes responsibility. for him. Bareback rider Maria takes a liking to the boy, but her husband Julio wants to have a boy of them own and warns that nothing can come of Maria's feelings for Gene.