ep22 Mr Carters in Desperate Straits with Half the Herd Gone

Life on the Red Horse Ranch. There's plenty of excitement at the Red Horse Ranch today. On the last night of the roundup, cattle thieves rode up and drove away many of the herd.

Alabam and the boys insisted on going after the rustlers, but Steve Bradford, who was temporarily in charge of the outfit, forced them to come back without putting up a fight. This puts Mr. Carter in a very bad spot, as he was depending on selling the entire herd to help save the ranch from creditors.

Alabam, Bradford, Rose, and Sam Carter are talking of the trouble at the ranch house. Heh, heh, for the red horse herd gone. It had to happen this year. I'm mighty sorry, Mr. Carter. That's what happened.

The rustlers rode up in the night firing their guns and stampeding the herd. We did the best we could to save them. Oh, Dad. What are we going to do now? Well, we might be able to round up a few more of what's left, but I expect the rustlers sort of that.

And I needed every cow with the red horse brand to carry me through. There won't be enough money for what's left to cover the uterus. They're let alone the loan itself. I never realized that men could be so cruel.

Isn't there some way this lawlessness could be stopped? Oh, no, quiet rules. I guess we're not the first to suffer from rats like that. Well, believe me, if I ever get my sights lined on them cattle thieves, there'll be an end to this trouble.

How far did you follow them? Well, I tell you, Mr. Carter, we... I'll tell you that, Mr. Carter. We didn't follow them. The whole sneaking outfit got out right from under our very noses. What?