I wonder why she didn't say anything about it to Kate! But she wasn't to blame for leaving you out there, honest she wasn't.

I went out to hunt her up--Kate got kinda worried about her--and she told me about you, and we did wait a little while.
But it was getting cold, and she was hurt pretty bad and getting kinda wobbly, so I put her on my horse and brought her home.

But she left a note for you, and I sent a man back after you with a horse.

He come back and said he couldn't locate you.

So we thought you'd gone to some other ranch." He stopped and looked quizzically at Ford.