Max Brand

To Joe Hyde, the law was a dirty word. His father had been claim-jumped and the rich rustler who should have been in jail was set free. Now Marshal Chip Werner wants Joe to put on a deputy's badge and hunt down the two men who shot Joe's friend in the back.

Billy Buel was a fearsome fighter with hands or guns or knives. For nine years a feud had raged between the Benchleys and the Camps. At last, they decided on a two-man duel to settle their grudge. Now Billy, hired by the Camps, faces Ames Benchley.