or the West to grow and to draw new adventurers, it became vital that order must come first. An absence of rules had had tragic results. Serving as a protector of the people, the lawman became the means by which that society would survive and grow, but some would oppose attempts to bring order.
lerted by an impending danger the rifle is drawn, but in this piece the steed's role as protectant is also being revealed. He has sensed a coiled rattlesnake under the rock and has also acted "To Protect and To Serve".
