Western Story Magazine, July 1935

Western Story Magazine, July 13, 1935 This issue features "Brick-top in Blue Rock," a complete novel by Johnston McCulley about Brick-top Burke purchasing an interest in the Heartbreak Ranch unseen. The serial installment "The Three Mesquiteers" by William Colt MacDonald continues (Part Three), focusing on the protagonists walking into a carefully arranged trap. Short stories include "Gold Barrier" by Leslie Gordon Barnard exploring how gold fever damages friendships and corrupts men's souls; "Lost Mustang" by Guthrie Brown about a hard-boiled rancher's softer side; "Scaly Justice" by Roland Krebs featuring Buffalo Bull's tale of a rancher's pleasure in shootings and a goldfish enthusiast; and "Bad Medicine" by Cliff Walters depicting a vengeful trick backfiring. Articles cover Western pack rats and contemporary New Mexico. Departments include columns on mining, guns, and miscellaneous items on natural phenomena and wildlife.