Fifteen Western Tales, January 1953 — page 67: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

i me ni a fr, "4 } tet oe gy - ALONE OR IN PAIRS, THE RANGERS PATROLLED THE VAST WILDERNESS. THE MEXICAN BANDIT SALIVARAS WAYLAID AND MURDERED A MINE SUPERINTENDENT CARRYING PAYROLL GOLD. MOSSMAN TRACKED THE KILLER TO A DESERT WATER HOLE. A BULLET CAME UP OUT OF THE GROUND AND CAUGHT HIM IN THE SIDE. SALIVARAS HAD BURIED HIMSELF UP TO THE NECK IN THE WATER HOLE. THE RANGER'S RETURN FIRE KILLED THE BADMAN—AND SALIVARAS WAS LEFT IN HIS IMPROMPTU GRAVE. Aveustin CHACON, OUTLAW KILLER OF AT LEAST 30MEN, HAD ESCAPED JAIL AS HE WAS ABOUT TO BE HANGED. CAPT. MOSSMAN, DECIDING TO USE TRAIN ROBBER BURT ALVORD ASA DECOY, WENT ALONE AND UNARMED TO ALVORD'S MOUNTAIN HIDEOUT AND INTRODUCED HIMSELF In RETURN FOR A PROMISE OF HELP IF HE GAVE HIMSELF UP, THE TRAIN ROBBER LED CAPT. MOSSMAN, WHO POSED AS A CONFEDERATE, TO CHACON. MOSSMAN AND CHACON WATCHED EACH cg. OTHER LIKE HAWKS FOR 24 HOURS UNTIL THE <e : RANGER, IN LIGHTINGA CIGARETTE, MANAGED TO DROP HIS HAND TO HIS GUN AND’ ie COVER THE OUTLAW. BROUGHT a IN, CHACON WAS PROMPTLY 2a . HANGED THIS TIME, Tt TOOK THE INDEFATIGIBLE MOSSMAN . AND HIS LITTLE BAND OF RANGERS LESS THAN TWO YEARS TO RUN THE BADMEN OUT OF THE ARIZONA TERRITORY. 80-195 Comicloooks CO