Question

In High Horse's Courting why does High Horse first attempt at Red Deer's plan fail

Answer 1

Red Deer thought a while about it, and then he said; "Cousin, I have a plan, and if you are man enough to do as I tell you, then everything will be all right. She will not run away with you; her old man will not take four horses; and four horses are all you can get. You must steal her and run away with her. Then afterwhile you can come back and the old man cannot do anything because she will be your woman. Probably she wants you to steal her anyway."

Answer 2

So they planned what High Horse had to do, and he said he loved the girl so much that he was man enough to do anything Red Deer or anybody else could think up.
(He was inlove!)