Sun, Oct 18, 1953
During the night two masked men in a buckboard arrive in town.
Stopping in front of the express office they enter with guns
drawn and knock the lone employee unconscious.
As they leave with two cases of silver from the local mine, the employee regains consciousness and fires shots at the fleeing criminals. Wild Bill and Jingles emerge from their office, and are informed of the robbery.
At sunrise the next morning Wild Bill and Jingles attempt to follow the trail of the wagon carrying the heavy silver haul A few miles out of town The marshals spot the abandoned wagon but with no trace of the missing loot. Because of the implausibility of carrying the silver by horseback, Bill speculates that the silver never left town.
On their way back to town Bill encounters a runaway buckboard with a young woman aboard. Bill overtakes the wagon and safely brings the horses to a halt thus rescuing the young woman, Miss Bradley. He discovers that one of the trace chains on the wagon had broken and that must have spooked the horses. He advises Miss Bradley to go back to town to the Blacksmith shop to get a new chain.
At the Blacksmith shop, Miss Bradley is waited on by young apprentice Shad who immediately becomes infatuated with her. After a few minutes of flirting, he selects and installs a replacement chain on the wagon.
Meanwhile, Hickok has returned to the Express Office. to discuss the robbery investigation with the owner, Mr. Harker. and his employee. Mr. Harker is upset that the marshal has yet to turn up any leads. While there a man enters, whom Mr Harker introduces as his foreman, Pierce. Hickok tells them that he found the wagon but no silver. Pierce sarcastically asks Hickok if he is suggesting that the silver just evaporated into thin air. To which Hickok responds that he believes the silver never left town. Mr. Harker and Pierce exchange suspicious glances.
Back at the Blacksmith shop, Mr. Harris, the owner is angry with Shad for selling the chain to Miss Bradley. Claiming that Shad sold the wrong chain, Harris becomes furious and attempts to remove the chain from Miss Bradleys wagon. Wandering by, Jingles intervenes. An altercation ensues, and Jingles eventually dumps Mr. Harris into the horse trowel to cool him off. Shad and Miss Bradley find this all very amusing. An irate Mr. Harris later fires Shad.
After Jingles apprises Bill of the altercation with the blacksmith, Bill notices that the chain Harris sought is made of solid silver. He further speculates that the rest of the stolen silver is probably in the Blacksmith shop.
Miss Bradley leaves town in her wagon, and in a further attempt to retrieve the silver chain Harris follows her.
Meanwhile Hickok searches the empty blacksmith shop and discovers more of the stolen silver, now contained in chains. Mr. Harker and Pierce enter the front door of the shop. At this time suspecting only the blacksmith to be involved, Wild Bill relays his discovery to Harker. Mr Harker pulls a gun on Hickok revealing himself to be the leader of the outlaws. Hickok ponders why would Mr. Harker steal his own silver, to which Harker responds, to collect the insurance. Harker and Pierce gag and hogtie Wild Bill and place him in a hole in the floor covered by a trap door.
Meanwhile Jingles has followed the blacksmith, who has followed Miss Bradley. When the blacksmith again attempts to remove the chain, Jingles pulls his gun and arrests him.
When Jingles arrives back in town with his prisoner, he is greeted by Mr. Harker who says Wild Bill has the captured the rest of the gang and is holding them at the Blacksmith shop for questioning.
Back at the shop, Shad who has returned to get his pay from Mr. Harris hears Wild Bills muffled calls from under the trap door. He immediately unties Bill, but Bill asks to remain hidden under the trap door. As soon as Jingles and Harker arrive, Harker pulls a gun on Jingles. As they near the trap door a freed Hickok jumps out and a fistfight ensues with Jingles and Wild Bill battling Harker, Pierce and Harris. After a long fight using every possible prop in the blacksmith shop, Wild Bill and Jingles prevail over the crooks.
As they leave with two cases of silver from the local mine, the employee regains consciousness and fires shots at the fleeing criminals. Wild Bill and Jingles emerge from their office, and are informed of the robbery.
At sunrise the next morning Wild Bill and Jingles attempt to follow the trail of the wagon carrying the heavy silver haul A few miles out of town The marshals spot the abandoned wagon but with no trace of the missing loot. Because of the implausibility of carrying the silver by horseback, Bill speculates that the silver never left town.
On their way back to town Bill encounters a runaway buckboard with a young woman aboard. Bill overtakes the wagon and safely brings the horses to a halt thus rescuing the young woman, Miss Bradley. He discovers that one of the trace chains on the wagon had broken and that must have spooked the horses. He advises Miss Bradley to go back to town to the Blacksmith shop to get a new chain.
At the Blacksmith shop, Miss Bradley is waited on by young apprentice Shad who immediately becomes infatuated with her. After a few minutes of flirting, he selects and installs a replacement chain on the wagon.
Meanwhile, Hickok has returned to the Express Office. to discuss the robbery investigation with the owner, Mr. Harker. and his employee. Mr. Harker is upset that the marshal has yet to turn up any leads. While there a man enters, whom Mr Harker introduces as his foreman, Pierce. Hickok tells them that he found the wagon but no silver. Pierce sarcastically asks Hickok if he is suggesting that the silver just evaporated into thin air. To which Hickok responds that he believes the silver never left town. Mr. Harker and Pierce exchange suspicious glances.
Back at the Blacksmith shop, Mr. Harris, the owner is angry with Shad for selling the chain to Miss Bradley. Claiming that Shad sold the wrong chain, Harris becomes furious and attempts to remove the chain from Miss Bradleys wagon. Wandering by, Jingles intervenes. An altercation ensues, and Jingles eventually dumps Mr. Harris into the horse trowel to cool him off. Shad and Miss Bradley find this all very amusing. An irate Mr. Harris later fires Shad.
After Jingles apprises Bill of the altercation with the blacksmith, Bill notices that the chain Harris sought is made of solid silver. He further speculates that the rest of the stolen silver is probably in the Blacksmith shop.
Miss Bradley leaves town in her wagon, and in a further attempt to retrieve the silver chain Harris follows her.
Meanwhile Hickok searches the empty blacksmith shop and discovers more of the stolen silver, now contained in chains. Mr. Harker and Pierce enter the front door of the shop. At this time suspecting only the blacksmith to be involved, Wild Bill relays his discovery to Harker. Mr Harker pulls a gun on Hickok revealing himself to be the leader of the outlaws. Hickok ponders why would Mr. Harker steal his own silver, to which Harker responds, to collect the insurance. Harker and Pierce gag and hogtie Wild Bill and place him in a hole in the floor covered by a trap door.
Meanwhile Jingles has followed the blacksmith, who has followed Miss Bradley. When the blacksmith again attempts to remove the chain, Jingles pulls his gun and arrests him.
When Jingles arrives back in town with his prisoner, he is greeted by Mr. Harker who says Wild Bill has the captured the rest of the gang and is holding them at the Blacksmith shop for questioning.
Back at the shop, Shad who has returned to get his pay from Mr. Harris hears Wild Bills muffled calls from under the trap door. He immediately unties Bill, but Bill asks to remain hidden under the trap door. As soon as Jingles and Harker arrive, Harker pulls a gun on Jingles. As they near the trap door a freed Hickok jumps out and a fistfight ensues with Jingles and Wild Bill battling Harker, Pierce and Harris. After a long fight using every possible prop in the blacksmith shop, Wild Bill and Jingles prevail over the crooks.