Category: Adventure

Paid off

His weight resting on the heaving chest of the big man under him, knees jammed into the bulging muscles of that beaten man’s forearms, Shorty’s full-swung slaps jolted the swollen, battered face. Then the little cowpuncher’s hand gripped the shock of hair and raised the big he...

Chapters

3. Part 3

“Never was a rider that never got th’owed,” chanted Tad, trying in vain to catch his partner’s eye. “Never was a bronc that never got rode,” he finished the rime.

6. Part 6

“Ladd,” said Joe Kipp, breaking a long silence that followed their departure from the Basset ranch, “how long was you at the lone cottonwood afore yuh let me see yuh?”

7. Part 7

A brown streak of tobacco juice shot out, catching the breed squarely in the eyes. With a howl of pain as the stinging nicotine blinded him, the outlaw leader sprang erect, hand...

4. Part 4

“Looks like he was headin’ straight fer town, Yaller Hammer,” he said softly to the twitching, dun colored ears of his horse. “Mebbeso I’m havin’ this here ride fer nothin’, I d...

2. Part 2

A frown of annoyance brought his reddish brows together. He had rather expected to find the prisoners afraid and eager to please him. Instead, both were grinning as if they enjo...

5. Part 5

“‘Hold on a minute, Pete,’ calls a voice from the door. There stands Shorty, grinnin’ pleasant like. ‘Put up that gun and listen fer a spell while we talks sense. Killin’ Fox wo...

1. Part 1

His weight resting on the heaving chest of the big man under him, knees jammed into the bulging muscles of that beaten man’s forearms, Shorty’s full-swung slaps jolted the swoll...

8. Part 8

With those cattle came ruination and defeat. The absence of Kipp, Tad and Shorty was now accounted for. Somehow, they had gotten into the Pocket, killed or captured Black Jack a...