Trapper Tom Rogers is visiting Fort Apache. This time he has his son Sydney visiting him from Boston where he lived with his mother. Sydney isn't sure he wants to play with Rusty; after all no one even knows Rusty's family.
Sydney is not like his dad. Where Tom is easy going, Sydney is stuck up. But now Sydney's mother has died, so Tom has Sydney for three months only, unless Sydney chooses to stay with his father. Sydney is a trouble-maker. He tries scaring a stallion with matches. Then he lets the horse out of its corral just to cause trouble. Rinty gets the stallion back into the corral; but Sydney lies saying Rusty did it. No one believes Sydney.
Tom asks if Rusty would be willing to come along to his cabin to keep Sydney company. Rusty goes, but Sydney tricks Rusty and Rinty into crossing a simple bridge. Then he pulls the bride so it falls away trapping Rusty. Sydney uses a compass to get back to the cabin, but slips and breaks it. Now he's lost. Rusty and Rinty find their own way across the ravine. Sydney starts a fire but it quickly turns into a genuine forest fire raging among the dry timber.
Tom sees the fire when he returns to the cabin. Where are Rusty Rinty, and Sydney? Rusty and Rinty look for Sydney, and fortunately for Sydney, Rinty find the spoiled brat. Rinty has Tom follow him to a place of safety that Rusty found. Sydney realizes he has been a creep and apologizes for starting the fire. Then he asks Tom if he can stay with his father.
There is a chance that Sydney might turn out OK; if he does, then Tom tells Rip it will be because he has Rusty and Rinty to thank.
Tim Considine, Sydney here, went on to be a star for Disney and for the series My Three Sons. How he did better than Lee Aaker is a mystery to me,
Sydney is not like his dad. Where Tom is easy going, Sydney is stuck up. But now Sydney's mother has died, so Tom has Sydney for three months only, unless Sydney chooses to stay with his father. Sydney is a trouble-maker. He tries scaring a stallion with matches. Then he lets the horse out of its corral just to cause trouble. Rinty gets the stallion back into the corral; but Sydney lies saying Rusty did it. No one believes Sydney.
Tom asks if Rusty would be willing to come along to his cabin to keep Sydney company. Rusty goes, but Sydney tricks Rusty and Rinty into crossing a simple bridge. Then he pulls the bride so it falls away trapping Rusty. Sydney uses a compass to get back to the cabin, but slips and breaks it. Now he's lost. Rusty and Rinty find their own way across the ravine. Sydney starts a fire but it quickly turns into a genuine forest fire raging among the dry timber.
Tom sees the fire when he returns to the cabin. Where are Rusty Rinty, and Sydney? Rusty and Rinty look for Sydney, and fortunately for Sydney, Rinty find the spoiled brat. Rinty has Tom follow him to a place of safety that Rusty found. Sydney realizes he has been a creep and apologizes for starting the fire. Then he asks Tom if he can stay with his father.
There is a chance that Sydney might turn out OK; if he does, then Tom tells Rip it will be because he has Rusty and Rinty to thank.
Tim Considine, Sydney here, went on to be a star for Disney and for the series My Three Sons. How he did better than Lee Aaker is a mystery to me,
