A high school club initiation prank lands Betty on the wrong side of the law.
Jim and Margaret become alarmed when Bud starts dating the daughter of a very rich man.
An Army general announces he is taking over the wagon train and requiring all members to act as soldiers in helping him rescue a trapped cavalry garrison of 120 men who are otherwise likely to be murdered by hostile Utes.
Duke quits the wagon train to take up a position as Deputy Indian Agent on an Apache reservation under Hiram Winthrope.
Annie, Lofty and Tagg try to befriend a newly-arrived family that exhibits only hostility.
