Hopalong Cassidy #40

Hopalong Cassidy, sheriff of Twin River, finds himself cornered at Death Canyon with bullets flying and nowhere to go—but a desperate leap and quick thinking might just keep him alive long enough to uncover why the mysterious grain dealer Hench Mann is undercutting every honest merchant in town. When Cassidy interrupts a warehouse robbery and discovers Mann's crooked scheme, he becomes the outlaw's prime target, setting off a thrilling pursuit across treacherous terrain where the stakes are survival and justice.

Whitey Whiskers takes on an easy-dollar bet riding a bicycle for the first time—but the newfangled contraption has other ideas, sending him careening down the road in a wobbly, uncontrollable zigzag that leaves destruction in its wake. When Hopalong Cassidy spots his out-of-control friend barreling toward him, a collision brings more trouble than either bargained for.

When Pistol Packing Pattie encounters the talkative Windy Wallace and his invitation to another one of his famous speeches, she wastes no time delivering her blunt assessment of his last performance. With characteristic directness, Pattie offers up three very specific critiques that leave Wallace with little room for doubt about her opinion. A short, punchy humor tale that proves sometimes honesty really is the best policy.

Big Bow and Little Arrow scheme to make quick money by intercepting train passengers' bags before they reach the station, figuring the grateful travelers will tip handsomely—but their plan goes spectacularly sideways when they discover not everyone is getting off at the next stop. What starts as a clever shortcut to earning food money turns into chaos at the station, and things only get worse from there.