Carson is standing in front of the door of his office thumbing through a deck of playing cards. The next shot shows him leaning against the doorpost with his arms folded and no playing cards. The office door then opens and as the deputy appears, Carson is once again standing and thumbing through the deck.
Following Breed Hawkins tearing the letter meant for Carson in half and discarding it, Pecos Kid rides over directly to one piece of paper. In the next shot he is leading his horse on foot to the paper and despite the other half only being a few feet away, he completely ignores it.