 Life on the Red Horse Ranch. Steve Bradford did a rather poor job of explaining to Mr. Carter why he prevented the outfit from putting up a fight when rustlers rode up in the night and drove off part of the Red Horse Herd. And to add to the trouble, rain has prevented their driving the herd on to town. So there's nothing to do but wait and the boys find that a hard job. Let's join them down in the bunkhouse of the Red Horse Ranch. When the Indians came and things looked bad, she hid right alongside a great granddad. She wilded up beans and she hung out the barn so she never had time to drink the tea by guys. Twenty-one next she had to scrub, wash twenty-one shirts in the old wash tub, cook twenty-one meals three times a day. No wonder Grandma's hair turned gray. And then shut the door, Tex. How's the weather look? Howdy fellas. Looks a little better. That Carter thinks we can drive the herd over to Denver tomorrow if it rain. Let's up in the morning. Well, I guess this is the last job we'll ever do for Carter. Don't look like there's no chance of his holding on to the Red Horse any longer. Say, Tex, you're just a fellow we wanted. Grab your guitar and yodelist a tune. Yeah, the train whistlein' blues, Tex. Well, here she goes. Gets a blues. She hangs a little head and tries. When a warmer gets a blues, a man gets a blues. He grabs the train and rides. Every time I see that long-long surreal road, every time I see it makes me wish I was going home. Coming down that railroad track. Look at y'all coming down that railroad track. With the black smoke rollin' from that hole. I got the blues so bad till it's whole round. So blue. I got the blues so bad till it's whole round world looks blue. Ain't gotta dime. Did you see anything of Alabama out there? Yeah, him and Tanner put down the past corral lookin' at Alabama's horse. Red ran off again last night, didn't he? Yeah, that's what Alabama was sayin'. He must've showed up again just lately. You know, I sure can't figure that horse out. It's as small as a whip and you got it. Well, you just gotta tie him down to make him stay put. The funniest thing is, Alabama can't seem to figure out where that horse goes to. Well, he could wander off into the hills without being followed. Very easy. I'd worry more about Alabama than I would about Red. Well, that fella's got somethin' on his mind that he ain't tellin' nobody. Unless it's tenderfoot. Oh, that ain't just that. Ever notice him down in the corral Well, that horse stands there just lookin' at him, looks at his feet and then his mane and then back at his feet. Get me the willies to watch him. Well, come in here, tenderfoot. We just tryin' to stir up a little music. Say, I don't think you can count on me, fellas. This rain's busted half the strings on my fiddles. Oh, don't mind about that. There's some bailin' wire under my bunk over there. Try usin' that. Well, grab your mouthharps, then, boys, and give us somethin' kinda quick and deftly. Oh, all right. Give me that mouth harp. Come on, tell her to back me up. When he left me, he was goin' up the house to talk to Mr. Carter. Say, what's got into him about Red, tenderfoot? Alabama been talkin' to you anymore? Well, nothin' special, Idaho. My gosh, this is the closest mouth bunch of haunted frogs around here I ever saw. Come on, boys, start singin' another song, Gore. I fly off of the hamlet. I'm only askin' for a few more days to figure this thing out, and that's all. Alabama, I'm sorry, but I just ain't been able to understand you, Bleed. Well, I admit things do look funny, but if you'll just delay closin' the deal with Steve Bradford for the Red Horse, just a few more days, I've got a feelin' you won't have to sell. Alabama, the interest on my note in Danville is past due now. I'll never get enough from that what's left of the Red Horse herd to pay the interest. What in heaven could you or anyone do? Well, that's something I can't say now, Mr. Carter, but haven't you wondered why Steve Bradford's so anxious to buy this ranch and every other ranch in the valley that he can get hold of? Yes, but he's made me a fair offer. I should have sold to him before it would have saved all this trouble with cattle thieves. Bradford's been fair enough to offer me the same price as he did before. Well, I've got to sell this time, Alabama. Listen, Mr. Carter, I've been workin' for you a long time, haven't I? Yes, now you're under 15 years, Alabama. You've been a good foreman for the Red Horse. Well, have you ever felt or even suspected that I was disloyal to you or to Rose? Well, you know I haven't, Alabama. You and the whole outfit has been as loyal as any bunch of boys could be. I know that. And then I'm askin' you to listen to me, Mr. Carter. Put off sellin' the ranch. Another week, if no more, until I can see if what I think is true. I know it seems funny that I don't want to tell you what's on my mind, but I'll say this much. If what I think is true, you'll not only get enough money to pay off that loan, but a lot more than you ever dreamed of havin' before. What could possibly happen to bring that about? But that's what I can't tell you, till I'm absolutely sure. Listen, Mr. Carter, if you can't do that for me, I'm askin' you to do it for Rose. Don't sell the Red Horse Ranch for another week. Well, this may be my last chance to sell, like. But very well, Alabama, I'll wait. Yes, I'll wait just a little longer. Good for you, Dad. What will Bradford do next in his attempt to get possession of Carter's ranch? And he still hasn't explained what he wants with all this land.