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IN BRIEF: Hoppy and California are in Montana looking to borrow or buy cattle to meet a market contract. California's just played a prank in Cheyenne, making the sheriff dance to a lady piano player's music. At old Matt Blaine's ranch, they see dead cattle. Veterinarian Lathrop says they were infected with black grass fever, though Hoppy can find no mention of the disease in medical books. Hoppy thinks it's an interesting coincidence that Lathrop showed up when he did. He learns that if the ranchers, suffering losses, pull out, banker Jeff Atkins will take over their mortgaged lands. In town, the banker tells Hoppy there's no land for sale. Hoppy and California witness Lathrop in a card game, dealing from the bottom of the deck to a young player, then accusing the player of cheating and shooting him. California takes the dead tenderfoot's wallet, which shows he worked for the Plainsland Railroad. The cowboys find a salt lick bearing poison. Hoppy is framed for killing the druggist; California frees him. They confront the banker, who stood to profit from a new rail line. [Wirsky and Yarnell]
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