In Cormac McCarthy's novel All the Pretty Horses, the captain was kidnapped at gunpoint by the protagonist, John Grady Cole, who then forced him to help recover the horses and guns that had been taken from John Grady, Rawlins, and Blevins.
John Grady, while on his way back to Texas, orchestrated this confrontation to reclaim his and his friends' stolen possessions. The sequence of events involving the captain unfolded as follows:
- Abduction: John Grady confronted the captain and kidnapped him at gunpoint.
- Forced Recovery: Under duress, the captain was compelled to assist John Grady in retrieving the stolen horses and firearms belonging to John Grady, Rawlins, and Blevins.
- Flight: Following the successful recovery of the items, John Grady fled across the country. While the narrative subsequently focuses on John Grady's severe gunshot wound and his act of cauterizing it with a heated pistol barrel during this escape, the captain's direct involvement centers on his kidnapping and forced cooperation in the retrieval, leading into the initial phase of John Grady's desperate flight.
The story highlights John Grady's determination and the extreme measures he took to regain what was lost, with the captain playing a pivotal, albeit unwilling, role in this critical part of John Grady's journey.
