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Cartoon Synopsis:

Popeye is watching his favorite Western show on TV. A telegram comes in from Poopdeck Pappy's Double Cross sheep ranch. Rustlers are on the loose, and he needs Popeye's help. He's facing bankruptcy if the rustling isn't stopped. Popeye travels to Pappy's sheep ranch to round up the rustler (Brutus, of course) who's swiping his flock. Popeye volunteers to stand guard to protect the ranch from the rustlers. The villain steals sheep right behind Popeye's back. Popeye finally catches the rustler in the act. The rustler realizes that he's got to get rid of Popeye or the game is over. There follows a series of gags where he lassoes Popeye, throws him off a cliff, etc., only to find Popeye standing behind him. The rustler thinks that he's cracking up, and he charges off into the distance. After the rustler has gone, Popeye reveals that Poopdeck shaved his whiskers off to look like Popeye, and that together, they drove the rustler mad.