Bob Colt #2

Chuck Waggin hears that Dixon has been taking speech lessons and decides to have some fun testing his newfound diction skills. What starts as a friendly pronunciation quiz takes a humorous turn as Chuck leads Dixon through a clever wordplay trap that leaves the poor fellow speechless.

Bob Colt investigates a baffling mystery when a railroad car mysteriously crashes into the remote hills—far from any tracks—and then a pair of trains vanishes without a trace along the main line. With clues pointing to a band of dismissed railroad workers led by Hurd Radburn, Bob sets out to uncover how the outlaws are making entire trains disappear and what they're after in "The Death Bound Trains."

Bob Colt discovers an address book belonging to an old cowhand named Ed Lee on a mysterious trail, but when he tries to return it in the town of Hollow Rock, Ted Dodson insists the man is dead and the book worthless—a claim that grows suspicious after hired thugs ransack Bob's hotel room searching for it. Realizing the triangle mark in the book points to Dodson's copper mine, Bob sets out to investigate and uncovers a scheme far deadlier than simple theft.

Rawhide Hotchkiss has a peculiar pet goat named Habit and a debt to pay off at Buck White's restaurant—so he figures two accordions and some musical talent might do the trick. When Clem questions his accordion skills and his choice of companion, Rawhide's determined to prove both are worth something, even if his past performances tell a different story. Things take a turn when the conversation heats up and Habit decides to settle the matter in true goat fashion.

When the town of Red Rock hires opera singer Jenny Green for a concert, Bob Colt springs into action after she's attacked by outlaws claiming to represent the rival town of Low Ridge—but when the stage mysteriously wrecks after her performance, Bob discovers she's reappeared in Low Ridge under suspicious circumstances. Now Bob must uncover why a gang of varmints is so determined to control the singer's movements, and what they're really planning while the whole town gathers for her concert.

Sappy Sutter tries to keep the general store running while Mr. Klem is away, but his first customer throws him for a loop—she asks for alligator shoes, and Sappy, ever the literal thinker, assumes she means footwear for an actual alligator.