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Beauty's Hard Luck and Flight From Sam Toms
An extended tale follows Mat and her husband Sam Toms a lazy Texas cowboy whose drinking and debts strain their marriage. After Sam is implicated in horse theft and money found on him, Mat confronts him as officers close in. The couple flee together riding toward the Rio Grande seeking a fresh start.
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Sam Toma
Billy Bunn
Sam
Shane
Bill
Sam Toms
Mattie Bunn
Mat
Sem
Bam
Jes
Moe
Pickett Station
Saan
Bill Bunn
Leo
Mexico