Munsey's Magazine, October 1924

# Catalog Note: "The Conquest of Rawhide"

This October 1924 issue of Munsey's Magazine features "The Conquest of Rawhide," a complete novelette by Kenneth Perkins. In this frontier romance, Phil Breeden, a rough desert rider, encounters a mozo in the Arizona wasteland leading a gaunt brown stallion suffering from a mysterious leg ailment. Though a stranger, Phil agrees to deliver the valuable ex-racer to Doc Williger, a veterinarian in the town of Rawhide, accepting a substantial cash payment. Upon arrival, the stallion attracts immediate scrutiny from Sheriff Mossop and townspeople—the animal apparently belongs to a bandit, raising questions about Breeden's involvement. Breeden himself visits Dade, an elderly harness maker and the father of his romantic interest, encountering an eccentric philosopher who collects historical weapons and Western relics while espousing a philosophy of minimal labor. The narrative interweaves romance, frontier characters, and questions of possession and identity in the Southwest setting.