Smith) from an aged cowboy named Billy Klapper, a Texas-based loriner (a bit and spur maker) who is well known throughout the cowboy community. There, Klapper gifts Rip a beautifully hand-crafted ...

At Lloyd’s (Forrie J. Smith) request, he pays a visit to Billy Klapper’s workshop in Pampa, Texas. Lloyd tells Rip that he ordered a bit from Klapper more than fifteen years ago and never came ...