Charlie's life undergoes an epiphany when he finds an injured buffalo and the animal befriends him. He takes the buffalo, who he calls Clyde, into the wagon train as a pet. Others, however, don't appreciate the trouble the creature causes.
Hungry for meat Bill and Duke go buffalo hunting without Charlie who decides to show them up by going alone. Duke and Bill strike out but Charlie finds a lone buffalo bull trapped in some logs with an arrow in his shoulder. Soft hearted Charlie can't bring himself to shoot the wounded animal so he pulls the arrow and frees the animal. He tries to shoo the animal away but the buffalo takes a liking to Charlie and follows him back to camp where Charlie surprises Bill, Duke, and Chris with his find still alive. He decides to adopt "Clyde" as his pet and trains him to let Charlie ride him with a saddle. Of course almost immediately Clyde creates trouble. First he and Charlie knock down Mrs. Seidell's laundry and then he interferes with John Sherman's attempt to breed his prize cows and bull. However, the breaking point occurs when a starving Arapahoe hunting party comes into camp. Chris is forced to give them most of their food to save Clyde.—Anonymous