Wallace, who had driven himself and his men until they were ready to drop, dismounted wearily at the tie rail in front of the sheriff’s office alongside Ernie See and Beal. The posse members who had borrowed guns from the sheriff’s gunrack returned them and scattered to their homes. Wallace, as s...
The string of cars waiting for the mules was already jammed with excited men when Seay rode up and dismounted. He caught sight of Lueter bent over a clevis, and he ran toward him. Putting a hand on his shoulder, Seay spun him around. “What’s happened?” he asked, his breath coming hard. “Cave in!”...
The moment the jailer was gone Red said savagely, “All right, Frank! This runty foreman of yours is a tinhorn thief!” “You’re a liar!” Otey shouted. “You say that again an’ I’ll gunwhip hell out of you!” Red’s face was dark with fury, and Otey was so mad that he was dancing. Both were out of brea...
Then she pulled off the trail, circled, and went back and watched the canyon. She watched it for an hour, waiting to see if anybody would follow her, but nobody did. Afterward, she crossed the canyon, climbed into the timber again, and headed down toward the place Anna had described. It was dark ...
He remembered what Buck had told him about bringing back the word to him immediately, so after he had stripped the saddle from his horse and turned him into the corral, he passed the bunk house and headed for the house. At Buck’s office door he knocked loudly. It was a full minute before a light ...
He sent the three men with him on ahead and walked down to the Belle Fourche and was told there by the bartender that Kneen and a dozen men were off looking for Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh had killed John Evarts, the bartender said. Bide listened impatiently, and without commenting he went over to a pok...
It was a shallow bowl, deep enough to afford shelter and to hide the sight of the fire, but it was a place commanding all the country surrounding. An easy place to defend, an easy place to escape from, a good hiding-place because a rider traveling either side of this ridge would not suspect there...
Harms was pretty well posted on events by Leach when she reached home in the early afternoon. She and Della cried a bit in each other’s arms when they met, while Leach carried in Mrs. Harms’ trunk. Andy rode in a little later and turned his horse out, but did not come to the house. He’d been up t...
Teams were unhooked and tied to endgates where they could feed on the hay in the wagonbeds, for this would be an all-night dance. The whole country, from the Battle Meadows to the Grand Peaks, and all up and down the river, would come with box suppers and the children. The town closed up, save fo...
Renowned for their action-packed story lines, multidimensional characters, and vibrant dialogue, Glidden’s novels sold over thirty million copies. Ten of his novels, including Blood on the Moon, Coroner Creek, and Ramrod, were adapted for the screen. Glidden was the winner of a special Western He...
There were things more important than Welling’s sleep, and one of them was Giff Dixon, Fiske thought. He let himself out of the room and tramped down the corridor, heading for the room to which Dixon, beaten up and bloody, had been brought last night. His soft knock on the door brought no respons...
“Are the sentries in, Sergeant?” “Yes, sir.” “Seen or heard anything?” Sergeant Isaacs’ voice was soft and wry. “No sir, that’s the trouble. It’s too damn quiet.” The detail was already awake. In the east was the faintest graying of the pre-dawn flush. The fire was dead and would remain so. Now L...
Will was moody and silent, and Milt, for the first time in two months, left part of his food. Afterward, the crew drifted out, and Will and Milt went into the big room and lighted smokes. Will hauled up a stool by the big table and brought out his new tally book, while Milt watched from the door....