After having worked for years at the Ponderosa ranch foreman Candy Canaday decided to drift again. Ponderosa ranch owner Ben Cartwright lived and worked there for years already with his sons (Adam, Hoss and Little Joe). The Chinese cook Hop Sing took care of the ins and outs of the house.
One day Adam came home with the mail.
“Pa, there is a letter from a certain Candy Canaday. Who is that?”, asked Adam.
“That was our former foreman. He came to work here when you had left all along”, the rancher explained.
He opened the letter and read it in silence. Meanwhile Hoss and Joe had come too.
“Good news boys. Tomorrow Candy returns to us again”, Ben said smiling.
“That is great news pa”, said Hoss.
“Indeed, but not for you, Hoss”, Joe said teasing.
“How do you mean?”, Hoss asked amazed.
“If Candy eats with us in the house there is less food left over for you”, answered Joe.
“Hop Sing will have to cook some more then”, said Ben.
Now Adam had become very curious about Candy and so he asked the question, “What is that Candy for a person?”
“Well Adam, he is kind, sneaky and can work very hard. I know for sure that you will like him”, answered his father.
“I’m curious”, Adam said smiling.
Like he had written the next day Candy Canaday came at the Ponderosa.
He saw the ranch house and said to himself, “The house still looks the same.”
The foreman rode to the ranch house and dismounted. He looked around and saw then a Cartwright whom he didn’t know yet.
“You must be Candy Canaday. I am Adam Cartwright. Welcome to the Ponderosa”, said Adam.
“Hello Adam”, Candy said smiling.
Hands got shaken and their friendship was made right away. Because they still were alone Adam told candy everything he had missed. Especially about Hoss and Joe.
At the end of their conversation Candy said, “Adam, thanks for the warning for/about 2 persons.”
Not much later the reunion between Candy and the other Cartwrights was a fact.
That evening’ during supper Candy said, “I`m glad that I have come at all. And this is my home for good.”
“We are also glad that you finally have come home again, Candy”, said Ben.