Cowboys in the Badlands
by Roy Jerden
Two trail-worn cowboys find themselves babysitting a fancy-pants artist from back East. When a pack of wild Sioux turn up in the area, the pair decide to hightail it outta there—but the Lakota warrior Two Toes has other ideas.

Justin's Hole
by Johnny Gunn
The gold mine's new boss reckoned there was a killing to be made in the little village of Justin's Hole. He was almost right, too!

A Chinaman's Chance
by Steve Myers
Poor Kwong finds himself shoved into the ring to fight against Irish Mike, the granite-jawed foreman of the mining camp and reigning bare-knuckle champ. Did the poor Chinaman have a chance?

The Reata
by Jeffrey A. Paolano
Bennie cherished his reata, a thing of beauty worth more than anything else he'd ever owned. Why would he let it be ruined?

Three Kings, Part 2 of 2
by Michael Matson
Dee Bandy knew a range war was building. A mercenary gunman had come to town, with the promise that he'd kill Dee when the shooting started. Could the rancher protect his family and still manage to stay alive?

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