There seems to be some good conflict here, deserthorror! Does one choose moral values and work ethic over family. I expect the daughter and father have a history of conflict.

Is the “one last time” needed here? If she hangs, obviously it would be the last time he would see her, right?

By saying he “rides across the fading Wild West” , I get the impression this is about the road-trip he takes and about? what is different now (fading). Perhaps he learns of a different, new world that forces him to confront what he values and this is what makes him want to save her. Perhaps he was going to watch her hang, to say goodbye and forgive her sins. Perhaps after the journey he is changed by what he sees and now realizes he must save her?

Cheers, SWS