While old Amos Foley held the front door of his ranch house and stared eagerly in the direction of town, his wife, sitting in the parlor, watched him with exasperation. He has been waiting for Slim's return with the mail, and hopefully an important contract for a thousand head of cattle - and if they get the first bunch there on time, and they will take another thousand after that! It's the best news that could be - but Slim is still wary, because there was another contender for the contract, and he won't be happy that he didn't get it...