▁run ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁never ▁seeing ▁the ▁boy ▁again ". ▁Then ▁his ▁son , ▁Michael , ▁r ides ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁motor cycle , ▁bringing ▁word ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁seen ▁the ▁kid n app ers ▁in ▁the ▁Ch il ic othe ▁C any on . ▁The ▁Texas ▁R anger ▁captain ▁is ▁present ▁and ▁offers ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁his ▁men , ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁three ▁tour ing ▁cars . ▁They , ▁however , ▁are ▁amb ushed ▁and ▁their ▁cars ▁put ▁out ▁of ▁action . ▁J ake , ▁prefer ring ▁the ▁old ▁ways , ▁has ▁followed ▁on ▁horse back , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁an ▁old ▁Apache ▁associate , ▁Sam ▁Sh arp n ose . ▁He ▁is ▁now ▁joined ▁by ▁his ▁sons , ▁Michael ▁and ▁James , ▁with ▁whom ▁his ▁relations ▁are ▁t ense ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁desert ion ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁ten ▁years ▁before . ▁ ▁That ▁night , ▁F ain ▁r ides ▁into ▁their ▁camp ▁to ▁make ▁arrang ements ▁for ▁the ▁hand over , ▁telling ▁J ake ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁“ send ▁the ▁boy ' s ▁body ▁back ▁in ▁a ▁basket " ▁if ▁anything ▁should ▁go ▁wrong . ▁Both ▁men ▁den y ▁any ▁personal ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁business , ▁each ▁claim ing ▁to ▁be ▁" just ▁a ▁mess enger ▁boy ". ▁The ▁family ▁party ▁cross es ▁into ▁Mexico ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁and ▁checks ▁into ▁a ▁hotel . ▁Know ing ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁followed ▁by ▁another ▁gang ▁intent ▁on ▁ste aling ▁the ▁strong box , ▁J ake ▁sets ▁a ▁trap ▁for ▁them ▁and ▁they