Max Brand
81) Above the Law
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HER eyes were like the sky on a summer night, a color to be dreamed of but never reproduced. From the golden hair to the delicate hands which cupped her chin a flower-like loveliness kept her aloof from her surroundings, like a rare pearl set in base metal. Her companion, young and darkly handsome, crumpled in a hand, scarcely less white than hers, the check which the waiter had left. In the mean time he gazed with some concern at his companion. Her...
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The story of young, hard-working rancher John Saxon who suffers abuse from the mean-spirited Bob Witherell. Saxon gains skill as a gunsman and takes down Witherell in a duel... but was it a good idea? Witherell was no ordinary bully, he was also the brother of the notorious outlaw, The Solitaire, of national repute with a list of dead men long and crowded with important names.
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The witness was dumfounded. He couldn't tell. Then you turned to the jury and discredited all that witness's testimony. You said you had been wearing the same necktie day after day in court, and the witness didn't know what its color was. Then how could he be sure of the color of the necktie which Hanover wore, when he had only seen Hanover for a few seconds, committing the murder? It showed that the man was giving valueless testimony; that he was...
84) Vengeance Trail
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Young Johnnie Tanner didn't know how to shoot, camp out, or even ride a mule, but more than anything else he wanted to go to the Wild West... Then he got his chance. Along with Hank Raney, a grizzled, sharp-shooting cowboy who taught him Western ways, Johnnie hit the trail. Little did he know that he would soon find himself stalking a magnificent white buffalo worshipped by the Indians as a sacred beast, battling savage Pawnees, who lusted for the...
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A wounded gunslinger fights for his life in this collection of three classic stories from one of the most popular Western authors of all time!
Luck is initially on Cheyenne's side in "Gunman's Bluff," as he manages to kill one Martin brother and wound the other in a shootout. But in the process, Cheyenne himself is shot in the shoulder, and it will be a while before he'll have use of his right hand. But with the Martin family immediately out for...
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Raw frontier action is epitomized in Lee Porfilo. With a penchant for settling his problems with his fists, a penniless fighter constantly in trouble, he finds himself framed for murder by wealthy and powerful ranchers. Now he has an enemy for life. In a desperate bid to prove his innocence, flees into the wilderness, with the law and bounty hunters in hot pursuit. An interesting story written in the older style of language usage that you'll find...
87) Out of the Dark
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When he recovered his senses, it would be difficult to shoot effectively in the dark, for this was not the gloom of night; it was an absolute void, black, thick, impenetrable. She could not make out her hand at the slightest distance from her eyes. He might even attack her from behind and knock the revolver from her hand before she could shoot. Sooner or later the man must die. Even if she did not kill him, it would be accomplished by the command...
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Now let's go back to Jack Moon. He heard about this story; and he had an idea that they was something in it. Seems he hunted around for ten years trying to locate who the master mind had been, if there was such a man; and finally he hit on a gent named Boyd Cosslett that lived in a cabin right up on a cliff over the Cunningham River. He was a queer old gent with yards of white beard, and always packing the Bible around and living quiet. What started...
92) The Blue Jay
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If Randal could make his ranch pay, he stood to inherit his grandfather's fortune. But a cattle-rustling band of ranch-hands were robbing him blind, and he had to do something to stop them. He sent for Kitchin, the toughest man he knew - the man he had once sent to Fulsom Penitentiary. Even though Kitchin would as soon break an hombre in two with his bare hands as shoot him, even with the offer of a fabulous reward, Kitchin wasn't sure he'd live long...
93) The Black Rider
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The story of Lucia d'Arquista's confrontation with her own soul - The Black Rider (originally published in 1925) is set in Spanish California at the time when the eastern colonies of this country were still ruled by Great Britain.
94) The Ghost
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The gold strike which led the fortune-hunters to Murrayville brought with them the usual proportion of bad men and outlaws. Three months after the rush started, a bandit appeared so consummate in skill and so cool in daring that all other offenders against the law disappeared in the shade of his reputation. He was a public dread. His comings were unannounced; his goings left no track. Men lowered their voices when they spoke of him. His knowledge...
95) The Cross Brand
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In „The Cross Brand", Sheriff Harry Ganton and Jack Bristol have been friends since they were young. But when Harry accuses Jack of trying to steal his girl, guns blaze and the sheriff is shot. Jack Bristol stole his horse and rode off, not into the sunset, but into the mountains. The mountain man held him captive for months and then released him. Why? And why did the girl scream with terror when she saw his face? A Western take on the story of...
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Peter Quince was a fighter born and bred. Orphaned at a young age, he remembered an old woman saying that he was a bad one and would cause a lot of trouble in the world. Others claimed he had bad blood and it would show up sooner or later. But Bill Andrews felt a connection with the boy, took him home and raised him as one of his own despite his wife's misgivings. Peter soon learned he could manipulate people by withholding his true feelings-showing...
97) Three Who Paid
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Of the four men, Hal Sinclair was the vital spirit. In the actual labor of mining, the mighty arms and tireless back of Quade had been a treasure. For knowledge of camping, hunting, cooking, and all the lore of the trail, Lowrie stood as a valuable resource; and Sandersen was the dreamy, resolute spirit, who had hoped for gold in those mountains until he came to believe his hope. He had gathered these three stalwarts to help him to his purpose, and...
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He looked across the street to the veranda of the hotel, as he passed through the gate of the corral. The men were standing in a long and awe- stricken line, their eyes wide, their mouths agape. Whoever Ronicky Doone might be, he was certainly a man who had won the respect of this town.
99) Wild Freedom
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Freedom can mean a lot of things, but the hardest to earn and most rewarding will always be wild freedom. Max Brand turned Westerns into an art form with cleverly crafted tales like this one. Plot twists, adventure, suspense, romance, and humor combine in this delightfully fulfilling read.
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In "Lawman's Heart," Larry Traynor is driving a stage with his shotgun guard, Sam Whitney, the man who has been his mentor in life, when a hold-up occurs. Sam is shot dead. Traynor is determined to bring the thief to justice, but then fate intervenes. Although he does not recognize the symptoms, or what they mean, Traynor is suffering from heart failure. He is deputized to give pursuit even though, given his condition, it can only lead to his ruin.
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