El Rides for the Brand

El was named Ojos El Inciendo by an Apache Chief called Screaming Eagle when she was only twelve years old. He saw a fire in her. El went on to save the lives of Alex Meredith Sutton owner of the Circle M ranch, Alex's baby son, and her sister Hallie Meredith. In a two day battle El kills seven Comanches and takes their scalps. El grows up and marries Curly Helmer a Texas Ranger. Together they will move to extreme west Texas to live with Curly's parents on the Box H ranch. Curly and El confront the four men who shot and wounded the sheriff of Bluffton, Texas. They will kill the outlaws, in the Bluffton saloon including the owner of the saloon and the bartender. Curly and El scalp the six men and El sets fire to the saloon. She gains fame across Texas as the woman who burned down the Bluffton Saloon. El has gained more fame for the number of scalps she has taken.