Several soldiers, along with Favor, Hey Soos, and Quince, ride all night to save Rowdy and the Kurtzes from an Indian attack. When they catch up to the party just in time to thwart the attack, all of them pursue the Indians. None of them stop to check whether Rowdy and the Kurtzes are all right. Of course, had they done so, the deserter Johnson wouldn't have had time for a lengthy goodbye - and a clean getaway.