Manuel Gonzales, a private who needs money to get married, is accused of stealing the legionnaire's pay envelopes. Neither Franca, Gonzales' fiancée, nor Captain Gallant believes the soldier was involved in the robbery even though the soldier appears to have carried out his threat to desert. While Gallant searches for Gonzales, Cuffy and Fuzzy organize a rodeo to raise money for Manuel and Franca's wedding.