Kid Cowboy #9

Red Dawson and Rip Walker, members of the ruthless Gila City Gang, flee with their stolen fortune across the scorching Salt Flats, taking Kid Cowboy as a hostage. As thirst and desperation drive the outlaws to violence, Kid Cowboy quietly begins to turn the harsh environment against them, using salt and cunning to exploit their weakening state.

In the growing town of Little Rivers, the arrival of a Wells Fargo cash shipment draws the attention of two crooks—Luther Young and Sylvester Ord—who conspire to steal it. As the Kid Cowboy prepares to defend the town, he uncovers a web of deception where the real threat lies not in the outlaw's bravado, but in the betrayal of a trusted figure among the so-called special agents.

Big Bud Harwood, desperate to save his ranch, enlists help from the Singing Cowboy to round up strays while he attends the Saturday night square dance in Copper Creek. Meanwhile, his foreman Blackie Hogswell secretly plans to steal the herd during the festivities, but their scheme unravels when the Singing Cowboy notices suspicious behavior and intervenes just as a stampede threatens to break loose.

Kid Cowboy and Red Feather investigate a series of mysterious cattle stampedes in Ghost Valley, where a ghost coach is said to terrorize the region. As they uncover the truth behind the legend, they find a dangerous gang using painted horses and a disguised coach to steal herds, forcing Kid Cowboy to confront the rustlers in a daring nighttime showdown.