Lash LaRue Western #15

A mysterious floating trunk draws Marshal Lash Larue to a riverboat anchored in the mud, where he suspects a prisoner is hidden. As he investigates under cover of night, he uncovers a smuggling operation and finds a captive captain, leading to a tense standoff aboard the moving vessel.

Busy Bee Beekin tries to borrow money from a townsfolk, only to accidentally sting them with his relentless, if comically inept, hustling — all while the town mocks his reputation as a "busy bee" who only brings trouble. The story plays on the joke of his name and behavior, turning his attempts at getting by into a series of awkward, stinging mishaps.

Parker, newly partnered with the fearsome Big Mack Duff, boasts about their joint checking account as a safeguard against the rancher’s tyranny. But when Parker tries to explain how it works—by showing how Duff breaks his joints whenever he writes a check—the punchline lands with a comedic twist on frontier finance.

In a twist of mistaken identity and chaotic miscommunication, a young man named Squinty is mistaken for a gang leader after a robbery, leading a pair of outlaws and the roving marshal Lash LaRue on a wild chase through town and into the hills—where a series of backwards commands and gun-shy reactions turn the pursuit into a farcical showdown. As the truth slowly unravels, Lash must sort out the confusion before the real culprits escape.

Lash LaRue, the roving marshal, arrives in town just as a staged robbery of the Silver Sage Mine payroll unfolds, only to discover the real thief is not the man he chases but the mine foreman, Joe Waller, who’s been framed by two criminals posing as his allies. As Lash investigates, he uncovers a conspiracy involving Waller’s two young brothers, who are being held captive, and a pair of impostors using Waller’s name to stage robberies and extort money.

In the dusty town of Sierra City, the roving marshal Lash LaRue tracks the notorious Hurd Brother Bandits after they rob a stagecoach in broad daylight. When one of the brothers is wounded and the pair take the sheriff hostage, Lash devises a daring ruse, pretending to be a doctor to keep them from fleeing with their captive.

Dusty teases Fatso Faber about his new suit, leading to a playful challenge where Fatso is tricked into bending over—only to be knocked down when the joke is turned on him. The humor escalates as Fatso tries to get even by setting up the same prank on another man, but the punchline lands again, leaving him groaning in defeat.