At the Waterhole Saloon in Tucson. At the bar Buck Cannon and Manolito Montoya were drinking a whisky. They were in a corny mood which would get worse within an hour time.
Suddenly everyone heard a strange sound coming from outside. When there was only silence everyone looked at the doorpost. Who stood there? The new hero of the Wild West, Mr Blobby! Still everyone kept their mouth shut when he walked to the bar. There he stood next to Buck who looked at him with laughing eyes and a smile around his mouth.
Blobby pointed at the glass of Buck and said to the bartender, “Blobby, blobby blobby.”
The bartender gave him a whisky which Blobby drank at once.
He burped and said as an excuse to the bystanders, “Blobby.”
Buck and Manolito started to laugh hard about him.
Manolito said, “I wonder what John will say if we took him home to the ranch.”
“I don’t think that he like it very much. But we can try it, Mano”, Buck replied laughing.
Suddenly Blobby put his arm around Buck. The rancher was now silent and amazed for a second.
But quite soon he said, “Are you Mr Blobby? I am Buck Cannon and that is Manolito Montoya.”
“Blobby. Blobby Blobby Blobby”, Blobby replied rejoiced.
“Bartender, three whisky”, said Buck.
That happened. But yet before Buck had touched his glass Blobby had shown him how much he liked Buck. He fell together with his friend on the ground. Manolito couldn’t stop laughing when he saw Buck lying on the ground. But when the rancher tried to get up he broke his ankle.
Mr Blobby said to him, “Blobby blobby.”
Buck realized that his left ankle was injured and so he said he to Manolito, “Mano, go get a doctor.”
Someone else had warned Doc O’Brien already and he had come at once.
Doc examined his left foot and ankle and asked, “Can you move your foot Buck?”
“No Doc. I fell on the ground with Mr Blobby”, said Buck said now not laughing anymore.
Mr Blobby held Buck by his head, stroke him and said, “Blobby blobby blobby.”
He found it bad that Buck was in pain.
“Your ankle is broken. If you get up now I take you to my practise. There I will set it into plaster”, said Doc.
Supported by Doc and Manolito Buck got up and he went limping to the practise of Doc.
While his ankle was set into plaster Buck said to Manolito, “John, Victoria and Blue boy will never believe this story.”
“No, I don’t think so either. They will say that we have become crazy”, replied Manolito replied still laughing over the whole situation.
When the treatment was over Doc gave Buck a few crutches and said to him,
“Don’t walk on that foot. no work and no horseback riding for a month too.”
“You wait at the saloon while I go home to get the wagon. Watch out for señor Blobby”, said Manolito.
Buck agreed with him when they left the practise of Doc O’Brien.
While Manolito went home to get the wagon Buck waited in the saloon. Suddenly Mr Blobby came to him.
He saw the plaster and said, “Blobby blobby.”
“Yes, it does hurt. Sit down Blobby boy”, Buck said inviting him to sit at his table.
Blobby did that and said to the man behind the bar
, “Blobby blobby blobby.”
He understood it and brought them two glasses filled with whisky.
“To you Blobby boy”, Buck said laughing at his new friend.
Blobby said, “Blobby blobby.”
He threw the whisky into his throat. Again he burped what made Buck and the others present laugh again.
At the ranch it was quiet but that would change soon. John Cannon, the owner of the High Chaparral, and his Mexican wife Victoria were having a cup of coffee in all peace and quiet.
John said from the bottom of his heart, “Finally it is a bit quiet here. All those hassles of the last few weeks.”
“John, we need a vacation so badly. Buck, Blue and Manolito surely can manage a week without us”, said Victoria.
“You are right, Victoria. We tell them tonight”, said John said smiling.
They didn’t know yet what had happened to Buck but it would endanger their vacation.
Then Manolito came suddenly inside and he said almost inimitable, “John, Victoria, I need the wagon because Buck has injured his ankle and cannot ride his horse.
“Take the wagon along and bring him home as soon as possible”, John said calm.
“Okay John”, said Manolito and he was away.
“I hope that it isn’t too serious with Buck”, Victoria said worried about her brother-in-law.
“I think he has fought again in the saloon. It wouldn’t amaze me”, John said worried.
Then Billy Blue Cannon, the son of John, came in.
He asked, “Why did Mano leave so quickly? Has something happened?”
“Your Uncle Buck has injured his ankle and Mano is on his way to bring him home. So the only thing we can do is wait”, replied John.
Blue nodded.
When Manolito was back in town he went straight to the saloon. Once inside he saw Buck laughing and drinking with Blobby.
“Amigo, are you coming?”, the Mexican asked the rancher at the door.
“Blobby blobby”, Blobby said when he saw his other new friend.
He ran to him but Manolito said, “Oh oh.”
The Mexican could get away in time from a big embracing of his big friend. He ran outside. Blobby slipped in his hurry. Everyone in the saloon started to laugh.
“Blobby blobby blobby”, was the reaction of Blobby.
Quickly Manolito came into the saloon again.
He asked Buck, “Has he been trouble yet?”
“Who? Oh Blobby boy. No. How can you get that idea? I do think that we better not take him to the High Chaparral. Come on Mano, let’s go”, replied Buck.
Suddenly Manolito got hold by Blobby.
He said, “Blobby blobby.”
“It is nice to see you again señor Blobby but Buck and I must go home again. You cannot come along. Come Buck”, Manolito said to Blobby.
They left the saloon, leaving Blobby behind. the Blobby got a genius idea. He went to look up his new friends. He got his horse and rode to the ranch of the Cannons. Even though he didn’t know where that was.
In the meantime Buck and Manolito were on their way home when Buck said, “Mano, if we tell that this happened by Blobby Boy they will never believe us. I just say that I slipped. I wanted to get up but made a wrong move and broke my ankle. They probably will believe that.”
Manolito nodded agreeing with it.
As soon as Manolito rode upon the yard with the wagon John, Victoria and Blue came outside to see what the matter was with Buck. This one sat on the wagon with his left foot in plaster.
“Buck, how has this happened?”, John asked amazed.
“Well John, I slipped in the saloon. I may not walk on that ankle for a month and no horseback riding and working too”, was the answer of Buck.
With much difficulty he came off the wagon. He grabbed his crutched and hobbled after the others inside the ranch house.
In the living room Buck put his ankle on the settee. Everyone looked at him and waited for an explaining.
He didn’t say a word until John finally said, “Alright. If Buck won’t say how it happened I want to hear it from you, Manolito.”
“Buck slipped in the saloon. When he wanted to get up he broke his ankle. Nothing special”, said Manolito.
“That’s the way it happened John. Really”, was the serious answer of Buck.
John sighted deep and said, “Great that you come home now this way.”
“Why?”, his brother asked amazed, not knowing where he had to look.
“Why? Victoria and I had just planned to take week vacation but you spoil the game”, replied John.
“You don’t have to stay home for me. We surely can manage”, said Buck.
“How then Buck? You cannot walk or work”, said Victoria.
“We are still here too, Mano and I”, replied Blue.
“That won’t work. I am sorry Victoria but we postpone our vacation until Buck is better again”, replied John replied finally.
Everyone agreed with this solution.
What nobody knew was that Blobby was on his way to the ranch.
He rode on his horse saying, “Blobby blobby”.
Suddenly he noticed that he had lost of track so he got the map of Arizona and he looked where the ranch was.
Suddenly he saw it lying, pointed at it with his finger and said, “Blobby!”
The map got put away in his saddlebag. Blobby climbed on his horse and rode into the right direction. What he didn’t know was that he was being watched by Juan Caruso and his gang.
Juan said, “He goes to the High Chaparral. As soon as the Cannons are away we kidnap him. That Buck will help him. I swear it.”
After having rode a while Blobby saw the ranch coming in sight.
He said excited, “Blobby, blobby, blobby.”
The more the ranch came in sight, the harder Blobby got riding.
Finally he rode towards the ranch calling out loud, “Blobby, blobby!”
In the house Buck began to feel the pain very well because Doc had given him a painkiller.
Victoria had put a pillow under his foot and asked, “Are you alright Buck?”
“Oh yeah Victoria. Don’t let me keep you from your work”, said Buck.
He didn’t want that his sister-in-law noticed that he was in pain.
“Come Blue, then we leave your Uncle alone or otherwise he goes to beg us to keep him company”, John said to his son.
“Pa, he cannot catch up with us anyway”, was the reaction of Blue.
Buck reacted here with the remark, “I heard that Blue Boy. Just wait until I am recovered again.”
“May hope that that will take a long time Uncle Buck”, Blue said just before he went outside.
Suddenly John and Blue saw a big yellow/pink person coming towards them.
“Pa, who is dat?”, Blue asked amazed.
“I don’t know it son but we soon will know. Perhaps Mano knows who that is”, John replied also amazed.
Blobby (the yellow/pink person) said the whole time, “Blobby, blobby.”
His horse was walking loose, following Blobby.
Inside the house Manolito looked out of a window and said, “Oh, er Buck, Your amigo is coming to see you.”
“Who is it Mano?”, Buck asked amazed.
“It is señor Blobby”, he replied.
“That means a lot of trouble”, Buck said smiling.
Manolito opened the frontdoor and said to Blobby, “I am sorry but I must go, you see.”
“Blobby, blobby”, said Blobby said embracing Manolito.
“Hey Blobby boy”, said Buck said smiling when he saw Blobby.
This one ran, tripped and ended up just near the settee where Buck was resting with his injured ankle. Despite the pain he couldn’t stop laughing.
Blobby got up and said while he embraced Buck, “ Blobby, blobby blobby.”
John and Blue came inside and John asked his brother, “Who is that?”
“John, Blue boy, this is the person who caused my accident. This is Mr Blobby. Mr Blobby, this is my brother John and nephew Blue Boy”, Buck explained laughing.
“Pleased to meet you Mr Blobby”, said John said looking amazed at the new friend of Buck.
“You really know how to pick your friends Uncle Buck”, replied Blue.
Then Blobby put his arm around him and said, “ Blobby, blobby blobby.”
“I think he wants to be your friend Blue boy”, Buck said smiling.
Blobby turned out to be everyone’s friend who made everyone laugh.
“John, do you mind if Blobby boy stays the night here tonight as he has nowhere else to go. He can sleep in my room”, Buck said after a while.
“Blobby blobby”, said Blobby said hopefull.
John first looked at his brother, then at Mr Blobby and said finally, “Oh, I think we can put him up for a few nights. Mr Blobby, welcome at the High Chaparral.”
“Blobby blobby blobby”, Mr Blobby said pleased.
He went outside.
“He can stay a few days. But remember Buck, he is your responsiblility”, John said to his brother.
“I won’t forget it John”, he replied.
Then Mr Blobby came back inside again with his saddlebags. John, Blue and Manolito went outside at that moment. Buck and Victoria were alone with him.
Mr Blobby rummaged in his saddlebags while saying, “Blobby, blobby blobby.”
Victoria and Buck looked curiously at the guest until Mr Blobby suddenly called blobby and showed a picture to Buck. He looked at the picture.
Mr Blobby said, “ Blobby, blobby blobby.”
“Is that your wife, Blobby boy? She does look handsome. Ain’t she looking handsome Victoria?”, Buck asked while he gave the picture of Mrs Blobby to his sister-in-law.
“Si indeed. Where is she señor Blobby?”, Victoria asked.
“Blobby, blobby”, said Mr Blobby.
After a while John came in and he asked his wife, “Victoria, are your coming as it was planned? Do you remember?”
“Oh si. I must go señor Blobby. Buck, can you manage without us?”, asked Victoria.
“Yes sure. Don’t you worry about me. I entertain myself with Blobby boy”, Buck replied calm.
“See you in a while”, said John.
When they went out of the door Buck waved careless.
When he was alone with Blobby Buck said, “You can stay here a few days.”
“Blobby blobby”, he said.
Riding away from the ranch Blue asked worried, “Can we go away and leave him alone at home?”
“Buck is not alone? Mr Blobby is there still too”, replied John.
“I am not talking about Uncle Buck but about Blobby. He is still our guest”, reacted his son.
“He is more the guest of your Uncle. They can manage alright. Don’t you worry about that”, said John.
What they didn’t know was that the brothers Juan and Carlos Caruso had come close to the ranch.
“There is nobody there so we can kidnap them easily. Come on. You stay here while I go and get Cannon and that wierdo”, Juan said with a mean laugh.
“Buck Cannon will regret the fact that he is still alive”, Carlos said laughing mean.
Juan went unnoticed to the house. He didn’t realise that Buck was n’t so dumb as he looked like. At the moment that the High Chaparral was unguarded Juan attacked. Inside the house Buck heard a horse coming.
He said to Blobby, “Sit down Blobby boy.”
He hobbled to a window, looked out of it and said, “That doesn’t look good.”
He got a rifle, loaded it and said to his friend, “As soon as someone comes through that door hold him under gunshot!”
“Blobby blobby?”, Blobby asked holding his pistol.
“Like that yeah. Remember, our lives depend on it”, Buck saisd worried.
“Blobby”, replied Blobby.
On the settee Buck pretended he was sleeping when Juan invaded.
Blobby held his pistol pointed at him while Buck slowly woke up and pointed his rifle at him too.
“Drop your weapons Cannon and now directly!”, Juan said to Buck.
“What are you up to?”, he asked calm.
“Come along both”, Juan ordered.
Blobby dropped his pistol and Buck put the rifle on the table in the hope that his housemates woukld understand. He hobbled without crutches outside to the horses. They mounted on and got brought by the Caruso brothers to their shelter.
After a while John, Victoria, Manolito and Blue came at the ranch and they noticed straight away that something had happened.
“Buck, we are home again”, said Victoria said when she came in but she didn’t see her brother-in-law.
She went outside again and said worried, “John, Buck is gone but his crutches are still there.”
“Calm down Victoria”, John said calm and he went inside too.
Inside there was a strange sphere. Manolito looked if Buck was in the kitchen but he wasn’t there either.
“Why has he left without crutches? Blobby is gone too”, said John.
Then Blue found on the floor the pistol and he asked, “This is the pistol of Blobby, isn’t it?”
“Yes sure and I have the suspiction that they are kidnapped”, John replied worried.
“Something or someone must have come or otherwise Buck never would have loaded that rifle”, said Manolito.
“You are gonna look for them and take a few men along”, replied John.
Blue and Manolito went on their way but they didn’t know where they had to search.
At a certain moment Manolito said, “Amigo, it is better if we seperately go look for Buck and señor Blobby gaan zoeken.”
“Alright Mano. You go that way, then I will search this side”, said Blue.
He took a few men along. They rode in the pointed direction.
Arrived at the cave Juan said, “Dismount and leave your horses here. Then inside and quick!”
“Blobby blobby”, Blobby said and he went off his horse.
Buck didn’t trust it and remained on his horse. In an unseen moment he rode away but a moment later he got stopped by Carlos.
“Turn back amigo”, said Carlos said pointing a pistol at Buck.
“Sorry, I had lost the way”, was the excuse of Buck.
“Cannon, you start to become very difficult”, replied Carlos.
Back at the cave Juan said to Buck, “Next time you won’t survive it because then you are gone, Cannon. Your family won’t find you.”
“I wouldn’t be so sure of that Mister”, reacted Buck.
“If you don’t go inside fast I break both your legs and arms”, Juan said angry.
“I’m going, I’m going”, said Buck said apologising.
In the cave he went to sit next to Blobby.
Buck said, “Hi Blobby boy.”
“Blobby, blobby”, Blobby replied glad to see his friend again.
“Now you both shut up.Or otherwise people will get killed and you will never see your family again Cannon”, Juan said nervous.
At the ranch werden John and Victoria became very worried because there was still nothing known about Buck and Blobby. After a while Manolito came back with his men.
He said to John, “No track of Buck and/or señor Blobby. I don’t know if Blue has found them already.”
“Buck wouldn’t go away so suddenly. Not with his foot in plaster. Besides, Mr Blobby is not so unnotible too”, replied John.
“No, indeed not”, Manolito remarked smiling.
Meanwhile Ondertussen zaten Buck and Blobby were still being prisoned and under gunshot held by Juan. Suddenly Buck got an idea.
Very inconspiciousd he said whispering to Blobby, “Outside Manolito waits for us.”
Blobby asked amazed, “Blobby?”
Buck nodded and wanted to say some more but Juan pointed his pistol at him and said, “If you say one more thing you get something from me. Understoood Cannon?”
Buck nodded shy.
Around that same time Blue came near a rock and he saw partly hidden two horses standing. He directly saw that it were the horse sof his Uncle and Blobby.
He said to foreman Sam Butler, “Buck and Blobby are not far away because their horses are standing there.”
Sam replied, “Here closeby is a cave. We have big chance that they are there. Let’s surprise them.”
Blue agreed. They rode to the cave, dismounted and hid their horses carefully. Carlos didn’t notice that someone was sytanding behind him and lost his concious by a smack on the head.
Buck nodded smiling at Sam.
At the moment that Blue and Sam were close to the cave Buck said to his mate, “Walk over Caruso as hard as you can. I can manage.”
“Blobby blobby”, he replied.
He got up, ran outside and walked therby Juan over so that Buck caught his pistol.
“Now the tables are turned Mister”, Buck said to Juan while he kept him under shot.
Outside the cave Blue and Sam heard the noise.
Suddenly said Blue, “Look there is Blobby but where is Uncle Buck? In the cave yet. You get the horses Sam. Then I go to Blobby.”
So said, so done.
Sam went to get the horses and meanwhile Blue came unnoticed closer. He nearly bumoped into Blobby.
He grabbed Blue the arm and said, “Blobby blobby.”
Blue almost got dragged into the cave. arrived there they saw Juan being held under gunshot by Buck. He had seen them already but didn’t let anything show. Blue stopped Blobby and took him to a bush.
“Listen Blobs, this is what we will do. We storm directly inside and you walk him over. Watch out for Uncle Buck. Understood Blobs?”, asked Blue.
Blobby said, “Blobby blobby blobby!”
“Come let’s go”, said Blue.
They stormed into cave and again Blobby walked Juan over.
“Blobby blobby”, Blobby said to Buck.
“Blue boy, do me a favour and tie him up. He held us prisoned until Blobby boy walked him over”, Buck quickly told his nephew.
Blue tied him up as tight as possible, knock him out and said, “This one won’t get loose easily.”
Buck, Blue and Blobby went outside where Sam waited with the horses. Blue and Sam tight Juan tight and helped Buck on his horse.
That happened with much difficulty and they rode to the sheriff. This one was waiting outside when they arrived.
“Sheriff, here is a prisoner. He kidnapped Uncle Buck and Blobs”, Blue explained.
Juan slowly woke up, got arrested on the spot and put behind bars.
When everything was quiet again Blue, Sam and Blobbysaw that it wasn’t going well with Buck.
“Are you alright Uncle Buck?”, his nephew asked worried.
“Do I look like if it is alright with me, Blue boy”, his Uncle asked exhausted.
“Blobby”, Blobby said pityfull.
“We go home”, Buck decided at that moment.
Slowly but sure they came home. John and Manolito were outside when they came riding on.
Blobby rode in front, pointed at Buck and said, “Blobby blobby.”
At the house John and Manolito could catch their injured housemate just in time.
In his bedroom Buck came round again. The first one he saw was Blobby.
He asked, “Blobby blobby blobby?”
“Go tell downstairs that I am awake, Blobby boy”, said Buck.
Blobby ran downstairs and there he said, “Blobby blobby blobby.”
He pointed at the same time to upstairs.
“He wants to say that Buck is awake I believe”, said Manolito.
Again he said, “Blobby, blobby.”
“I will go and see how he is”, said John.
He did that.
Aan Buck asked John asked Buck, “Your absence did give us reason to worry, Buck. How are you? ”
“Still a bit tired but a few days rest will do me good. Have I been away long?”, he asked.
“You have slept since yesterdayafternoon. I assumme that you are hungry or not?”, John asked smiling.
Buck replied smiling too, “Yeah.”
“Alright. Then I let Victoria make something for you”, said John.
He left the bedroom and went downstairs.
There he announced to the others, “You can be relieved. Buck is alright at least not what his foot conerns. Victoria, he has called thathe is hungry so your brother-in-law is quite well again.”
Victoria understood that.
Meanwhile Carlos had woken up , went to the cave and saw to his shock that Buck and Blobby were gone. His brother was also nowhere to be found. That night Carlos rode to Tucson. At the jail he saw that Juan was locked up there. He went away to think of an escapingplan for Juan. In his shelter Carlos paced up and down.
He said out loud, “Buck Cannon, you will pay for this. You will be very sorry that you ever testified against us.”
He decided to keep himself quiet for a few days.
Fortuantly it stayed quiet a while at the High Chaparral. Hereby Buck could recover from not a pleasant kidnapping. He was very much busy with Blobby who had a great time at the ranch. Manolito and Blue sometimes took him along. So also that certain day.
During breakfast Blue asked, “Pa, do you mind if Blobs goes along to the herd today?”
“No, just take him along”, said John.
“Blobs, ary you coming to the herd today?”, Blue asked Blobby.
He thought it was a good idea and said, “Blobby, blobby blobby!”
He ran outside at once.
Meteen rende he naar buiten.
“You go along as well Manolito”, John said at that moment.
Manolito protesteerde right away with, “What? Me along? But he is the guest of Buck.”
His protest didn’t work because Buck reacted with, “I may not ride a horse and not work either. I am recovering.”
“Come Blue, then we go and leave your sick Uncle at home”, Manolito said to Blue who got up as well.
“Shut up Mano!”, Buck said indignant.
“We go Uncle Buck. See you tonight”, Blue said to his Uncle and gave him a pat on the back.
He reacted straight away with, “I will get you one day Blue boy!”
They took Blobby along to outside the ranch. They were already quite used to their guest.
When Blobby saw the herd, he directly dismounted and he ran to the animals calling out, “blobby blobby blobby.”
What they didn’t see was they were were being spied by Carlos Caruso.
Meanwhile at the ranch John, Victoria and Buck were at home.
Buck said protesting to his brother, “I don’t like it that you are all teasing me. I think you do that on purpose.”
John looked at his younger brother and said laughing, “You are the cause. I am sorry little brother but that is the reality.”
He went away too.
“Victoria, can you not say to them that they must stop?”, Buck asked his sister-in-law.
“You mustn’t let get to you, Buck. When your ankle is healed you can ge them back”, replied Victoria.
Buck nodded and starteed to smile but didn’t say yet why. He got his crutches and went to lie outside in the shadow in the hammock. He also didn’t notice that he was being spied Carlos. Carlos saw his victim alone at the ranch. He got his rifle, pointed next to Buck and lost a shot. Buck wa slooking in front of him when he suddenly got shot. Carefully he dropped himself on the ground and he drew his revolver. By the commotion Sam and his brother Joe came to him and asked what the matter was.
“I don’t know but someone has it in for me. One of you go look if Victoria is alright”, replied Buck.
Sam went very carefully inside and said, “Señora, are you alright? Buck just got shot.”
“I am alright Sam. Is Buck hit?”, she asked.
Sam shook of no to both relief. Outside Buck had got on his feet again but he was not very at ease anymore.
In Tucson the sheriff was knocked out and Juan saw chance to escape. He did that then too and outside the town Carlos waited for him with his horse.
In their shelter Carlos said, “Cannon won’t live for much longer.”
“I want to torturte him to death personally. Is that wierdo still there?”, was the question of Juan.
“Si, but he is not at the ranch. Cannon is there still. I shot at him this morning so the scare is well in him”, replied Carlos.
“Well done little brother”, said Juan.
“Now we must think of how we can get Cannon here. Wait a minute, I have an idea. We send a telegram that he must call to Doc. He comes and we grab him. Here you may torture him to death”, Carlos said with a mean smile.
Juan angreed and said, “We let them come here taken by Tex. We do it the day after tomorrow. Buck must be well rested for his death.”
Though Buck didn’t know what him was waiting the next few days.
The next following morning Buck and Blobby sat outside after breakfast. For medical reasons Buck wasn’t allowed to work. His friend Blobby was with him, even though he sometimes caused trouble.
Buck just sat looking ahead of him when Blobby grabbed him by the arm and said, “Blobby, blobby blobby.”
Buck went to sit up straight, looked into the distance and said then, “It looks like we get company, Blobby boy. I will say it inside.Keep on watching.”
He grabbed his crutches and went inside.
Victoria said, “Buck, is there something? You look so worried.”
“We get company. I don’t know who it is”, he replied.
“Then we will have a look”, John said calm.
Outside they saw the sheriff coming.
John said, “Good morning sheriff.”
“Morning John. I just come to tell that Juan Caruso has escaped from jail. I know for sure that he and Carlos will go after Buck and Mr Blobby again”, said the sheriff.
“Good that you warn us sheriff. We will be careful”, replied John.
The sheriff left again and Buck knew very well that he was an easy target.
In the house John said to his brother, “You stay inside as much as possible.”
“The day before yesterday when you were away I got shot at. I think it was Caruso”, Buck said worried.
“You might have told me for once”, John said indignant.
Buck sighted deep and said, “Er I didn’t want you to get worried. I wasn’t hit.”
“You keep quiet for a while”, John adviced his brother.
He said, “Okay John.”
At a certain moment Buck and Blobby were alone by the horses.
“How did you end up here in Arizona?”, Buck asked suddenly.
Blobby replied, “Blobby, blobby blobby.”
“We originally come from Kansas”, Buck began to tell.
Then he heard saying behind him, “You should have stayed there. Walk both.”
They did that and Buck had a vague suspiction of who was walking behind them. They got blindfolded on their horses and brought to the shelter of Caruso. In the cave the blindfolds got off and Buck and Blobby looked into the eyes of Juan and Carlos.
“Cannon, now you won’t escape so easily. At least not alive. Wierdo, you stay here until we say that you may go away”, Juan said holding hen under gunshot.
“Blobby blobby”, replied Blobby.
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In the meantime Blobby rode hurry-scurry to the High Chaparral where the others had arrived.
“Pa, there comes Blobs in a hurry. Uncle Buck isn’t there with him. there is somethingwith him”, Blue said to John.
“First wait and see what Blobby has to tell”, his father said calm but worried.
Blue and Manolito stopped the horse of Blobby.
Blue asked, “Blobs, where is Uncle Buck?”
“Oh blobby, blobby blobby”, replied Blobby.
Everyone understood it and inside John discussed how they could get the Caruso brothers and get Buck safe home.
“Blobby, where is that cave?”, John asked Blobby.
He looked for a second at the map and said then, “Blobby.”
“That is the same cave where they sat first”, replied Blue replied at that moment.
“One thing I do not understand”, said Manolito.
“And that is?”, John asked studying the map.
“What is the connection between Caruso and Buck?”, asked Manolito.
First there was a slince but suddenly a light came up by John and Blue.
“Wasn’t Uncle Buck witness of their bankrobbery years ago?”, Blue asked suddenly.
“He was that indeed and he testified in court. The Caruso brothers got locked up for years and now they are taking revenge at Buck. We must help him”, John said worried.
“Do you have a plan John? Doing a counter-attack?”, Manolito asked as a joke.
“Indeed Mano. They are with two but we are with more. With thesheriff along they can get arrested again at once”, said John.
In the cave Juan had fetched the whip from his horse and he walked around with it smiling. Buck was worried because he didn’t know what was going to happen. He laid on the ground but didn’t let show that he was scared.
“Cannon, where is that wierd friend of yours?”, Juan asked suddenly.
“I really wouldn’t know. Honest”, replied Buck.
Juan hit with the whip on the ground near Buck and asked, “You do know that. Must I hit it out of you?”
“You can hit me as much you like but I don’t know it. Do you think I am lying?”, Buck asked then.
“I don’t think that. I know it for sure”, Juan said who was becoming quite red already.
Here by Buck got to endure the first whiplashes.
Carlos said amused, “Watch him suffer.”
“This is only the beginning. It will become much funnier”, said Juan.
“I cannot wait. Ask him another question”, his brother adviced laughing.
“Cannon, since the day that you testified against us I wanted to kill you. Now I have the chance to do it. And I do it slowly”, Juan said while he hit him.
Buck sighted deep and decided to keep his mouth shut. The more he hept his mouth shut the harder he got hit to great joy of Carlos and Juan.
Suddenly Buck saw the chance to shoot down Carlos and he grabbed this chance with both hands. At the moment that nobody was watching him he drew as quick as lightning his revolver and he shot Carlos in his wrists.
“Cannon, you shouldn’t have done that. Injurying my brother. Now you réálly are dead”, Juan said angry.
Out of anger and revenge he hit with the whip in the face and neck of Buck. This one shot him in his arm and let him trip whereby Juan lost his concious.
Buck crawled to Carlos and said, “I have another surprise for you.”
With his revolver he knocked him out cold. He took the belt and rifle of Carlos along and escaped thatway from his kidnappers. As good as it went Buck hobbled to his horse. But yet before he was there Buck lost his concious.
Some time alter John and his men came in the area of the cave. Suddenly Blobby saw the horse of Buck standing and said, “Blobby, blobby blobby.”
“Pa, there is the horse of Uncle Buck. Then he must be around somewhere too”, replied Blue.
“You and Blobby go to him. We are gonna look for Caruso”, said John.
“Come Blobs, then we go to your friend”, Blue said to Blobby who rode along.
They took the horse along.
Suddenly Blobby called, “Blobby, blobby.”
He rode a bit further, stopped and dismounted. He went to sit with Buck who slowly came around.
Blue had dismounted as well and said to his Uncle, “Uncle Buck, are you alright? We were worried about you.”
“Blobby blobby”, said Blobby.
Buck openede his eyes, shut them, opened them again and said slowly, “They are both in the cave. Juan hit me with a whip.”
Blue shot a shot whereby the others came. John and Manolito noticed how bad Buck was. The sheriff arrested the Caruso brothers straight away. Exhausted Buck came home where he had a complete breakdown.
Doc came, took care of his wounds and told John and the others, “Buck needs complete rest. He has taken a hard beating but he will survive. Make sure that he stays in bed for at last a week. how difficult that might be.”
“You can count on us Doc. Thanks for coming”, John said who let him out.
As long as Buck was recovering Blobby stayed by him. After a week or two Buck started to feel better. Although he was still much in bed he clearly let notice that he was around.
One afternoon he asked, “Blobby boy, I am gonna teach you how to play poker. Can you play poker?”
“Blobby, blobby”, said Blobby.
“No. It ain’t so difficult. I will teach you”, Buck said laughing.
Quite soon Blobby knew how he play to play poker.
“Tonight you must play against Mano. Let him lose on purpose. Don’t say that I am bewhind it. Or otherwise we are dead. Understood Blobby boy?”, asked Buck.
Blobby called excited then, “Blobby, blobby blobby.”
Quickly the cards got cleared up and Buck pretended he was asleep becasue they had heard someone coming.
After supper Manolito, Blue and Blobby went to the saloon.
At the bar the bartender, “How is Buck?”
“He is so troublesome since he got injured. All day long he is commanding us. Right Blue?”, Manolito asked Blue.
He nodded and asked, “I will be glad when he is well again. Mano, why don’t you play a game of poker against n Blobs?”
Manolito turned to Blobby and asked, “Blobby, I challenge you for a game of poker. Me against you. alright?”
“Blobby blobby”, Blobby said not saying and not showing either that he could play poker well.
Once they were playing the sphere rose to the top. To his big amazing Manolito lost of Blobby to great enjoy of Blue.
On the way home Manolito asked Blue, “I will never your advice again to play against an amigo of your Uncle. Understood?”
“Blobby blobby”, Blobby said teasing to Manolito.
Blue said, “You mustn’t make such a fuss about it, Mano.”
“At home you will get a sermon of John. It is your fault”, Manolito reacted fierce.
In the living roomachtten John, Victoria and Buck waited for the homecoming of the others. Heavily indignant Manolito began to rave against Buck who of course didn’t understand a thing of it but did understand that it wasn’t neat language.
“Mano, what has happened?”, John asked amazed.
“Er John, Victoria. I got to bed. Goodnight”, said Buck said who knew very well what had happened but held like he knew nothing.
“Goodnight Buck”, Victoria said who didn’t understand nothing about it either.
“John, your son has a bad influence at our guest. Blue said that I had to challenge señor Blobby for a game of poker. By that lad I lost 450 dollars to that amigo of your brother”, said Manolito said excited.
“I only said that you could do it, not that you had to. You just can’t stand losing. It was just a game of poker. Right Blobs?”, Blue reacted fierce.
John and Victoria started to laugh and that made it wors for Manolito.
Blue asked him, “You knew that the challenger always loses?”
“Blobby blobby”, said Blobby.
“I do not speak to you and Blue”, Manolito said to him.
When Blobby was with Buck was he said, “Blobby, blobbby blobby blobby.”
Buck started to laugh onstoppeable and said when he had finshed laughing, “I wish I was there. Don’t let it get to you. Mano will get over it. He had his punishment. Now yet John and Blue boy.”
The following morning Buck appeared at the breakfasttable and he said, “Mano, what have I heard? Has Blobby boy beaten you with playing poker last night? I thought you were so good at it.”
“He just can’t stand losing”, said his nephew.
“Señor Blobby was just cheating”, Manolito tried to say but that delivered him a comment of Blobby.
“Blobby blobby blobby”, he said to him.
“Buck, Blue and I are going to Tucson to get a supply after breakfast. Are you coming to let the plaster to be removed?”, John asked to change the subject.
“Alright John. Is it safe to leave Blobby boy with Mano after what happened last night?”, his brother asked worried.
“I think so yes. Blobby can teach Mano then hopw he must play poker well”, John said laughing.
After breakfast the Cannons went to Tucson. Buck said nothing but in the meatime he was thining of a plan how he could get back at his brother and nephew. Some time later John drove into with Buck on it. Blue rode next to it on his horse Soapy. John stopped at the drugstore.
Carefully Buck climbed down, got his crutches and he said, “John, wait for me at the saloon.”
While he hobbled to the practise of Blue said, “Pa, it will be a pity when the ankle of Uncle Buck is healed again.”
“Why son?”, John asked amazed.
“Well, then we cannot tease him anymore”, he explained.
His father started to laugh and agreed with it.
Buck hobbled into the surgery and said, “Doc, here I am again.”
“Sit down Buck. Then I will remove the plaster and see if it has healed well”, said Doc.
When Buck sat Doc asked while he removed the plaster, “Have your housemates been a bother to you?”
“Enormously. Especailly that brother and nephew of mine”, Buck said sighing.
Then he started to smile and he said, “Doc, I need your help.”
“I will help you. Your ankle has healed well but do be careful with it for the time being. What is your plan?”, was the question of Doc.
Buck sighted deep and asked, “Wrap my ankle into bandage. I take those crutches along and say to my brother and nephew thatit hasn’t healed completely. I need complete bedrest and a servant to serve me. That may only be relatives. Can you write that on a paper?”
“I will write it down at once”, Doc said whereafter he wrote out a prescription for Buck.
After a while Buck hobbled into the saloon and he went to John and Blue.
“What did Doc say?”, John asked curiously.
Buck sat down with a painfull face. John and Blue loooked at him with full expection.
Buck said, “My ankle has not heale dcomplete and I need complete bedrest. Doc prescribed me that and also someone to look after me. That may only be relatives. As that you are that the choice goes out to you. Who will it be? I just take the both of you.”
“What is that for a ridicilous idea? No way Buck Cannon. I have something better to do than to play servant for you”, John reacted directly.
“Then Blue boy. He is young and always willing to help his inured Uncle. Right Blue boy?”, Buck asked his nephew.
“Oh no, no way. I surely want to help you but not this way. Just ask Blobs”, Blue tried to say.
But Buck interrupted him with , “Blue boy, I am older than you. Blobby boy is a guest so you cannot ask that of him.”
“Blue, I have the feeling that he is making the whole thing up. Am I right little brother?”, John asked suddenly.
Buck looked amazed around him and said, “Me? Making it all up? What don’t you think of me? I am your own flesh and blood brother.”
“I think you are right pa. Let’s go home with the supply and trthis crippled one”, replied Blue.
At home at the ranch John said to Victoria and Manolito, “It seems that Buck needs bedrest and he has assigned me and Blue as his helpers.”
“What is wrong with that?”, Manolito asked innocent.
“You can do that best John. And you too Blue. Buck is injured and he needs support”, replied Victoria.
“Victoria, he is cheating the whole thing”, said John.
Buck looked as innocent as possible.
Then Blobby came in, saw Buck and said to John and Blue, “Blobby, Blobby.”
“You see John. Blobby boy agrees with me and Victoria”, Buck answered seriously.
After two weeks said Buck said when he was alone at home with his sister-in-law, “What is it nice when your brother and nephew take care of you.”
“Mustn’t you tell them the truth by now Buck? They will find out anyway”, said Victoria.
Then Blobby came downstairs.
He said, “Blobby blobby blobby.”
“So you are leaivng? I will miss you. We have laughed a lot together. Give Mrs Blobby my regards Blobby Boy”, Buck said to him.
“Bye señor Blobby”, said Victoria.
When he was gone a while John, Blue and Manolito came home.
“Blobby boy left two hours ago”, said Buck.
“Was that the only thing you had to tell them, Buck Cannon?”, Victoria asked him.
“Why? Has he done something again?”, John asked amazed.
“Yes sure. Confess now Buck. If you won’t say it I will”, his sister-in-law said.
“Er.. I, er I just wanted to say that it is fine to have family who look after each other in times of need”, said Buck.
“I didn’t mean that. I meant that Buck has treated you and Blue as his two servants the last two weeks while there is nothing wrong with him anymore”, Victoria said directly.
John and Blue looked at him.
John asked, “Is that true Buck Cannon?”
“Er…er…that is partly true. Doc said that my ankle had healed but I had to take it easy with it. As revenge for your teasings I came up wih those services by you for me. Blobby Boy was in it too. I have treated you better than you have me with your remarks”, bekende Buck finally confessed.
John and Blue had nothing to say back to that to great joy of Buck.
“What did Doc say exactly?”, Manolito wanted to known.
“When the plaster was off Doc said that it was healed well but I had to take it easy with it. It is sensitive though”, said Buck.
“The sheriff said that the Caruso brothers have died in the cave. So you can be at ease. What your ankle conerned: take it easy with it for the time being”, John advised him.
“I think that I will go to the saloon. See you tonight”, Buck said seriously.
“You stay at home”, his brother ordered.
“I just wanted to see how you would react John”, Buck said with laughing eyes.