In the third book of this popular series, Slim Jim Watkins discovers that running a ranch of his own can be downright lonely. Sure, he passes the time by telling stories to his horse, Bonecrusher, but that is just not the same as having a pardner of his own. Talking to his horse becomes mighty dull and one-sided after awhile, and when Slim Jim hears the cattle talk, he reckons it's time to round himself up a pardner before he goes completely...