Buck Duane is a famous gunfighter and outlaw, who's recruited by the Texas Rangers to help clean up a border town plagued by crime. It's a rare opportunity to do good in the eyes of the law and its people. The son of an outlaw, Buck Duane, unexpectedly follows in his father's footsteps when he kills a man in self-defense. Despite the context, he chooses to run from the authorities and goes into hiding. He encounters many dark and violent characters,...

Presents a collection of tales of danger, hardship, and adventure in the Old West.

"Doc Willis, despite the nickname, is just an unemployed cowboy in The Valley of Jewels. Daggett Valley holds many secrets from the past, including a now deserted mining camp. It is there that Buck Logan lures Willis with the promise of great riches to be gained. What Doc doesn't even suspect is that he is to play a part in a most subtle feat of deception in which an old man, William Daggett, will be conned into believing that he is reliving his...

Law of the desert born--The town no guns could tame--Man riding West--What gold does to a man--Horse heaven--The ghost of Buckskin Run--McNelly knows a ranger--A job for a ranger--Bowdrie rides a coyote trail--a trail to the West-- The outlaws of Poplar Creek--Bowdrie fowllows a cold trail--More brains than bullets--The road to Casa Piedras--Bowdrie passes through--Where buzzards fly--South of Deadwood--Too tough to brand--Case closed--No prisoners--The...