Bad Day at Riverbend

Riverbendwasaquietlittletown,thekindofplacewhereonedaywasjustlikealltherestandnothingeverhappened.Occasionallythestagecoachrolledthrough,butitneverstopped,becausenooneevercametoRiverbendandnooneeverleft.Thedaythestagecoachstoodmotionlessinthecenteroftown,SheriffNedHardyknewsomethingwasterriblywrong.Whatwasthemysterioussubstanceonbothcoachandhorses?Itwouldnotcomeoff.Soonitwaseverywhereinthetidylittlevillage.Somethinghadtobedone,andSheriffHardyaimedtodoit.,