September, 2011

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Issue #24

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Indian Agent
by Gary Ives

Many Indian Agents were unscrupulous men who cheated their Indian charges, but not all. Some took the side of the Indians against whites; others tried not to take sides at all. Then there was Amos Merriweather, who'd survived enough misery in the war to know better.



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Introduction to a Gunfighter
by Bud Hanks

Harry's cellmate warned him, "A cowboy who can't steal horses, or ride and shoot any better than you, is doomed to die young. If it were me, I'd contact Cleophas J. Dowd, Vernal, Utah. He can save you or bury you." Now he was face-to-face with Dowd's .45. Would it be life or death?



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Solomon's Misjudgement
by J. R. Lindermuth

Solomon McLain was a judge, all right. But did he have the wisdom of that earlier bearer of the moniker? You'll be the judge of that!



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The Game
by Ronnie Ashmore

When you're playing poker with the man who holds the mortgage to your farm, can you afford to play to win? With your back against the wall, sometimes you have to play the cards fate gives you.



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