
Transcriber's Notes:
CHAPTER I "PUT A 'T' IN IT"
CHAPTER II WELL-KNOWN STRANGERS
CHAPTER III A QUESTION OF IDENTITY
CHAPTER IV A JOURNEY CONTINUED
CHAPTER V WHAT THE STORM HID
CHAPTER VI THE WRITING ON THE WALL
CHAPTER VII THE THIRD MAN
CHAPTER VIII NOTES COMPARED
CHAPTER IX WAYS OF SERVING NOTICE
In a dusty frontier town, the tavern at Quayle’s Hotel becomes the stage for a fierce showdown. Idaho Norton, a laughing roustabout, accidentally bumps into Sheriff Ward Corwin, sparking a sharp exchange of insults and threats that quickly draws the attention of deputy Bill Trask. The tension crackles as the crowd watches, wondering whether law and chaos will collide in the thin‑air of the western night.
From the shadows steps a lone gunslinger, his two pistols glinting as he interrupts the brewing fight. With a sly grin and a cigar clenched between his teeth, he offers a strange kind of justice, questioning the fairness of the sheriff’s grip and hinting at alliances that could shift the balance of power. As Idaho and the stranger exchange a cautious respect, listeners are drawn into a world where reputation, quickdraws, and hidden motives decide who will survive the coming storm.
Language
en
Duration
~9 hours (536K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Carlos Colón, University of California and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
Oct 24, 2018
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1883–1956
Best remembered as the creator of Hopalong Cassidy, he helped shape the popular Western long before the character became a film and television icon. His stories mixed action with unusually careful research, giving the Bar-20 books a strong sense of place and detail.
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