Army Col. Ludlow move to Montana to start a new life v his three sons, Tristan, Alfred, and Samuel; dad teaches them about riding horses and also shooting. Samuel goes come college and comes residence with fiancee, Susannah; the various other two brothers likewise fall for her. People War I breaks out, and Samuel joins the Canadian Army. The various other two enlist as well, although mainly to ensure Samuel come home; that arrangement doesn"t occupational out, and also Samuel is killed. (Tristan blames himself, because dad said him to take care of Samuel). Susannah wanted to go back to Boston, but dad asked her to continue to be until spring; she did. Alfred tells Susannah he"s in love with her, and Tristan (back native the war) is in love with Susannah, and she loves Tristan, so all is well. A cow gets captured in the barb cable (like just how Samuel died), and Tristan freaks and runs away. Susannah stated she"ll wait because that him, however no one hears from Tristan. Alfred moves to the huge city to go into business, and also gets Susannah to relocate there and marry him. Then, Tristan is back, is bummed about Susannah, yet he falls in love with, marries, and also have two children with Isabel Two. One of Al"s business contacts is gaining screwed over by Tristan. Isabel two gets hit with a cop"s stray bullet; Tristan beats the crap the end of the cop that fired the bullet, and also Susannah visits Tristan in jail; she climate goes residence to Alfred and also kills herself. When out the prison, Tristan death the bro of one of the organization partners; the surviving brother the the service partner involves kill Tristan, and Alfred shoot the guy. Tristan knows he needs to leave, and asks Alfred to take treatment of his kids, take care of Samuel.
