Bradford Scott

Three hundred trigger-happy cowhands on a march from Texas to the cattle market at Dodge City. Suddenly a herd owner and his range boss were found murdered. Suspicions flared. Trigger fingers began itching. Nearly every cowhand present was a Texan and a Texan isn't given to arguing with words. A first-class range war was in the making when Walt Slade, astride his big black horse Shadow, rode into the encampment. Slade was a two-gun, lightning-on-the-draw man, but he was up against cattle thieves who would gunshoot any jigger who interfered with their plans to rustle the biggest haul ever maneuvered in the West!

"El Paso was ready for trouble, as Ranger undercover agent Walt Slade found when he was nearly gunned down by quick-triggered citizens, suspicious of any stranger. For a stranger might be one of the dreaded starlight riders, who raided and burned from their mysterious mountain hideout, threatening to destroy the Texan ranchers and farmers who refused to pay protection money."--Publisher's description.

The man and the woman stood facing one another, although in the uncertain firelight which alone illuminated the room neither could see much save the outline of the other's form. The woman stood at the further end of the apartment by the side of the desk - his desk. The slim trembling fingers of one hand rested lightly upon it, the other was hanging by her side, nervously crumpling up the glove which she had only taken off a few minutes before.

"Ranger Walt Slade is sent to Laredo, Texas, to discover who is behind the terrorists driving families from their ranches and murdering those who defy them"--

The owner of a longhorn herd and his trail boss not only have to figure out how to get their cattle over the raging Cimarron River, but also must deal with gun-toting ranchers fencing off the range on the other side.

"Ranger Walt Slade travels to Texas Big Bend country to find and stop the man behind the rustling, robberies and murders there"--

Buck Branson took top honors when it came to hard riding and fast shooting. But his dream was to own a ranch. When a salty cowpoke named Old Tom showed him a faded scrap that was supposed to be a map to a lost mine full of treasure, Buck just couldn't resist. Instead of gold or silver, though, he found coal. Not exactly riches, but mighty valuable in its own right as the iron horses rolling over the reals needed fuel. But before Huck can cash in and claim his ranch, he'll have to face ruthless renegades and the ominous echoes of Indian war drums in the night....

"A flat loop dropped over Walt Slade's shoulders and tightened with a force that hurled him to the ground. His arms were pinned. He could not draw his guns, but he could reach the rope. The Ranger jerked with every ounce of strength, and the outlaw at the other end gave a yell as he was swept off his feet...Slade's head hit a rock with stunning force. He knew he couldn't last long. But if he was going, he wouldn't go alone." --Publisher description.