Jem smiles at his amigos descriptions of a perky lass, wondering why not one of them seems to know whether shes real or not. Well, any way, he shrugs, I got a girl to take to the big dance coming up. Any you fellas got one? Jem cleans his Colt, and sips on coffee that his Dad made. The young buck is saddened by the recent loss of his grandmother, but hopes that some time with friends and a dance can cheer him up. Jem slaps the big colt in his holster and heads out to see to the horses...