- Jim Hardie: What were they carrying?
- Agent: A sack of mail and two passengers - important passengers.
- Jim Hardie: Who?
- Agent: Billy Thompson and his lady friend from Boston. They're fixin' to be married as soon as they get to his pa's ranch the other side of Hillview.
- Jim Hardie: Is that Big Ben Thompson's boy?
- Agent: That's who. Folks claim Big Ben owns most of this here state.
- Jim Hardie: They also claim the government tried to buy it back but couldn't meet his price.