▁( T er ence ▁Hill ) ▁is ▁sending ▁money ▁( each ▁bill ▁marked ▁with ▁an ▁" E ") ▁to ▁a ▁ ▁board ing ▁school ▁in ▁Boston ▁in ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁at ▁Santa ▁Fe , ▁New ▁Mexico . ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁post ▁ ▁office ▁he ▁is ▁ro bb ed ▁by ▁two ▁band its ▁who ▁take ▁everything , ▁including ▁his ▁money . ▁He ▁r ides ▁after ▁them ▁on ▁his ▁horse , ▁but ▁is ▁stopped ▁when ▁he ▁sees ▁a ▁boy ▁named ▁Silver ▁( Ben jamin ▁Pet ry ) ▁fall ▁ ▁off ▁his ▁horse ▁sp ook ed ▁by ▁a ▁r att les nake . ▁West ▁sho ots ▁the ▁r att les nake ' s ▁r att ler ▁off ▁and ▁it ▁ ▁retre ats ▁into ▁the ▁bush es . ▁ ▁Silver ' s ▁arm ▁is ▁dis located , ▁but ▁West ▁fixes ▁it . ▁Silver ▁asks ▁him ▁if ▁ ▁he ' s ▁a ▁doctor , ▁but ▁West ▁decl ines . ▁ ▁Silver ▁tells ▁West ▁that ▁the ▁band its ▁head ed ▁for ▁Hol ys and , ▁the ▁nearest ▁town . ▁When ▁they ▁arrive ▁ ▁in ▁Hol ys and , ▁they ▁discover ▁a ▁fire ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁town ▁set ▁by ▁Silver ' s ▁step father ▁and ▁ran cher , ▁Nathan ▁Mitchell ▁( Bo ots ▁Sou ther land ). ▁Nathan ▁arg ues ▁with ▁a ▁rival ▁ran cher , ▁Victor ▁Baker ▁( Ad am ▁Taylor ) ▁about ▁burning ▁the ▁b ags ▁of ▁seed ▁that ▁Nathan ▁bought . ▁The ▁argument ▁is ▁broken ▁up ▁by ▁Sher iff ▁Roy ▁Base hart ▁( Paul ▁Sor v