Lash LaRue Western #32

The Stagecoach Kid, newly released from jail, sets his sights on robbing a stagecoach to clear his name, but when the journey ends in a crash, he’s left scrambling to hide the loot—especially after a mysterious woman, Wilma Wyatt, vanishes. Lash LaRue, tracking the chaos, finds himself entangled in a web of deception as he uncovers clues pointing to a dangerous alliance between the stagecoach driver and the woman he thought was innocent.

A young man, convinced that cough medicine is deadly after hearing a grim tale from a friend, refuses to take it despite his worsening cough. His friend insists the medicine was the real cause of his death, claiming the man died after recovering and being trampled by a runaway horse.

Dusty arrives at the Cowboy's Rest, a mountain resort advertised as a peaceful retreat, only to find it anything but quiet—its guests are constantly kicking, banging, and making noise. As he tries to get some rest, the chaos escalates, leaving him worse off than when he arrived.

Ten Gallon Tex is puzzled when his brother returns from the city with a strange new job. He reveals that his brother now works on his back—leading to a humorous misunderstanding about whether he’s a mattress demonstrator or a prize fighter.

When the quick-thinking, two-gun Marshal Lash Larue arrives at the deserted Bar-B Ranch with Lawyer Harvest and Sam Shays, he’s met with a strange odor and two murdered men—Ben Jonson and Sam Shays—whose deaths seem tied to a hidden smuggling operation. As Lash investigates, he uncovers a web of deception involving a laundryman named Sing Sung and a flooded cellar used to hide smuggled laborers, but the true mastermind behind the scheme remains elusive.

A young man named Dingle is baffled by Clem’s claim that he’s making Swiss cheese so good it caused a mouse to yodel and put on skis, sliding down a cat’s back thinking it was the Alps. Clem insists his cheese is so exceptional it rivals the real thing, even without a trip to Switzerland. The story ends with Dingle teasing Clem about his inflated ego, leaving the truth of the cheese’s magic unresolved.

In the dusty aftermath of a fired ranch hand’s threats, a drunken gambler named Kagey Hill enlists a fellow drunk, Hooper, as an alibi for a murder he plans to commit—shooting his former boss, Joe Larch. As the two men scheme to stage a perfect alibi, chaos erupts when Hooper’s drinking spree lands him in jail, leaving the trail of suspicion to lead straight to Kagey. Meanwhile, the roving marshal Lash LaRue follows the trail to a deserted mine, where a sudden collapse reveals a hidden killer’s trap.