Gabby Hayes Western #27

Young Falcon is ambushed and captured by a group of silver miners who enslave him in a remote mine, forcing him to work alongside other prisoners. When he regains consciousness, he finds himself deep underground, but soon discovers a chance to turn the tables on his captors.

Old Slick and Bigmouth Baker trade boasts about wealth, with Bigmouth claiming to have just made another hundred thousand dollars. When Old Slick scoffs, Bigmouth insists his cousin is even richer—so rich, his pants pocket is called Copper Canyon.

Gabby Hayes arrives in the ghost town of Empty Skull, determined to find Sourdough's Gold, only to be ambushed by the reclusive Bats Loners traps and traps. As he battles the mad hermit’s deadly contraptions and narrowly escapes a burning belfry, Gabby realizes the treasure’s location may be tied to the town’s bells—but now he’s pursued by both Bats Loners and the scheming Zing Boomer, who both vow to stop him.

Andy is smitten with Grace, a young woman who shows up asking to go to the Saturday night dance, but he’s hesitant—until he sets a condition: she must know the mysterious "Post Office Dance." When Grace admits she doesn’t, Andy is dismayed, but she insists on learning, leaving him surprised by her determination.

In the third chapter of "Sourdough’s Gold," Gabby pauses at the Bar Nothing Ranch, unaware that Zing Boomer and Giant Bats Lonier are tracking him. He plans to use a feast of food to lure and quiet the mountain lions guarding the gold, but when he returns, the vittles are gone—leaving him stranded and outnumbered as the lions, now ravenous, turn their attention to him.

In a lighthearted exchange, a young man challenges Chief Gray Matter with a series of absurd riddles about cemeteries and state borders, leading to a humorous showdown of wits. The chief’s quick thinking and clever wordplay leave the young man flustered, proving his smarts in a playful, frontier-style debate.