Arizona Round-Up

Arizona Roundup Author: William Hopson Genre: Western pulp fiction Setting: A silver boom mining camp in Mule Gulch, Arizona, circa 1950s reprint (originally published 1948) Main Story: This issue contains the complete novel *Arizona Roundup*, featuring Tex Burnett, a silver-haired ex-gambler and former Texas lawman seeking relaxation in a lawless boom town. He arrives at Mule Gulch intending to fleece dishonest card players ("tinhorns") but finds himself caught between conflicting interests. The cast includes Lance Haraway (alias "Evergreen"), a hotheaded young gunslinger and the son of freighter Jed Haraway; Lily Owens, a gaming-hall operator; and Pearson, a hotel owner with apparent shady connections to the town's crooked gambling operations. Plot Elements: The narrative establishes tensions between Burnett's arrival and existing town power structures, hints at Sellers' involvement in gambling, and foreshadows confrontations. Evergreen nearly provokes Burnett to gunplay before Jed intervenes, revealing knowledge of Burnett's legendary reputation.