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IN BRIEF: There's gloom in the Bar-20 cook shack. California (first appearance of Joe DuVal in the role) is fit to be tied. The new cook, Clem Hodgkins, has walked out, leaving him to take care of a high pile of dirty pans. Clem, who's keen on a young lady, Emmy, wants his own spread. He's vague about how he will get the money. He has a small gold claim, but he won't work it. Hoppy is afraid Clem will take the wrong trail to riches. Emmy urges him to prospect, like their friend Earl, who's taking out $3,000 a month. Meanwhile, Jake Miller, who runs the Wells Fargo office, tells Hoppy he's afraid the line will be cut out because of a series of robberies. Will Tudor takes the stage out, carrying the latest shipment of dust. Clem, in Sarah's general store, volunteers to deliver groceries to a remote ranch for her. The stage is held up. Sarah's spring wagon and horses come back -- without Clem. The sheriff goes after Clem. Hoppy says there was no gold on the stage -- he persuaded Tudor not to ship it. The sheriff finds some dust, however, at Clem's cabin and arrests him. Clem says a snake spooked the horses and the wagon ran away. Tudor, describing the holdup, says the robber wore a blue handkerchief over his face. A dusty brown spring wagon was hidden nearby. But the wagon was red, claims Hoppy, pointing out the window. It turns out the driver was in cahoots with Earl to frame Clem; Earl's claim went dry, but he was taking dust out of Clem's vein. Clem says he'd hoped to earn the reward for capturing the robber to stake his new ranch. (Hoppy had sent a note by way of California to Sarah to paint one side of the wagon red, to trick Tudor into squealing.) (Swart)
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