one of my men has been killed, another one, pete webb, will limp the rest of his life. to top it off, nine months ago, i took a bullet through the lung. it's practically impossible to find a man you can trust. the last two hands i hired were tied in with rustlers. i got a taste of that from your men when i rode up. but the point is, unless i sell every head of stock i own and for a top price, the bank takes over. the ja, the stock, everything. i'm making a trail drive to dodge. i need a man with experience, a man i can trust, so that he can take over if i don't last out the trip. have you got a reason to think you won't? good reason. that bullet through the lung that i spoke of took more out of me than anybody knows. well, i sure hope it's not that bad. either way, you know my answer. i appreciate that, but you'll be paid more than gratitude. they're offering a $2,000 bonus for the first herd into dodge. t, you draw double pay. the first herd into dodge gets top price and the bonus, and they'll be a lot of other outfits trying to beat us. we've got to make it in a month