Gunsmoke Trail #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis anthology issue contains two stories: "Renegade at Buffalo Bluffs," featuring a cowboy protagonist leading men through dangerous territory described as the "land of danger," and "Ghost Bullet," in which FBI agent Brent Foster investigates the murder of world-famous scientist Hiram Keighley, who was shot in his library; Foster must determine whether the shooting was connected to Keighley's secret atomic research before the information falls into foreign hands. Additionally, there is a story titled "Swift Arrow" depicting a Native American scout's rescue of a pale-skinned woman from a tribe, earning the respect of her people through an act of kindness.
When a ruthless tyrant called the Baron seizes control of a peaceful valley and threatens to drive out the settlers, the Rider arrives just as the situation turns explosive—literally. With his companion Bright Feather wounded in an ambush, the Rider must infiltrate the Baron's fortress and stop a catastrophic plot before it's too late. This seven-page western clash between frontier justice and tyranny will keep you on the edge of your saddle.
When Swift Arrow recalls a legend told by the great Chief Little Turtle, he speaks of a boy caught between two worlds—his childhood friendship with Mary, a white settler's daughter, and his loyalty to his own people. Years later, as a grown warrior, Little Turtle faces an impossible choice when Wolf Claw, the new chief, pushes the tribe toward war against the whites, forcing Little Turtle to act according to his conscience, even at great personal cost. It's a story of honor, friendship, and the burden of doing what's right when it means standing alone.
Swift Arrow and Chief Sighing-Wind arrive at a neighboring tribe's settlement seeking food and shelter, only to discover the tribe holds paleface captives as slaves—a practice Swift Arrow strongly opposes. When a spirited pale-faced woman is caught in a buffalo stampede, Swift Arrow rescues her, earning both her scorn and the resentment of the tribe, whose customs and cruelty he openly questions. As tensions mount and tragedy strikes, Swift Arrow must navigate impossible choices in a land where his compassion becomes a dangerous liability.
When a traveling con man named Uriah Sharp sets up a rigged casino in a remote field, he sweet-talks Hermit Slate into becoming his shill—promising easy winnings to lure other gamblers. But after the Hermit loses everything to Sharp's cheating wheel, he devises an inventive way to even the odds and expose the scam. A clever tale of frontier justice where an old timer proves he's nobody's fool.
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