Written by JOHN McGREEVEY  Directed by BERNARD McEVEETY  Guest Cast  MYRNA FAHEY as Emily Henderson  DAVID BRIAN as Theo Henderson  ESTELITA as Carla RICHARD REEVES as Coke JAMES SEAY as the Marshal JACK WILLIAMS as Stubs SIDNEY CLUTE as The Bartender. . CLYDE HOWDY as the Rancher RUDY CARRELLA as the Boy TONI ESPINOZA as the Girl

Chad in love -- for awhile

An old girlfriend of Chad’s comes to Laredo with her railroad tycoon father.  He offers Chad a job at ten times his Ranger pay.  Joe & Reese try to break up the two lovers to keep Chad in the Rangers or just to be ornery.   Instead, their machinations push Chad into a marriage proposal and resignation from the Rangers.  As Chad is packing to leave, the boys try one last trick - Reese tells Chad that the assignment the captain sent them on - to guard a wagon train from Indian attack - has gone bad.  Joe is pinned down with the train and reinforcements are needed.  Chad, knowing a scheme when he hears one, finishes his packing.  However, after Reese meets up with Joe, Indians do attack the train.  As Chad is about to the board the stage with his fiancée, the Captain is heading out with a small group of Rangers - not enough are available in town for what is needed.  Chad tells his fiancée he will catch up with the stage in Austin but must go to help his friends.  When she gives him an ultimatum - come with her now or they’re finished - Chad tells her she is now, “a woman without a fiancée”.  He catches up with the Captain, gets reinstated as a Ranger and helps drive off the Indians.

Reese reacting to the "fuddadiddle" clothes Chad wears for his girl.

NiteOwl Review:  Romance was not Laredo’s strong suit.  The only interesting interaction between the lovers in this episode is the engagement-ending quarrel near the end.  The Captain, Joe and Reese concocting schemes to come between Chad and his girl was just a little too silly [and uncharacteristically mean-spirited for the Captain].  There were a few good moments, as in the engagement ending quarrel and the end scene in which Joe comments that Chad missed his stage.  Not a top ten pick but with enough going for it to make it worthwhile for a collector regardless of which Ranger is his/her favorite.