Johnny Mack Brown #4

Johnny Mack Brown encounters a dangerous stranger at an inn who claims to be hurt and asks for help, but the encounter turns violent when the stranger attempts to kill him. After a struggle, Brown subdues the attacker and learns the man's true identity and motives. In a separate story titled "The Name Is O'Malley," set at the Hazen Land Company in the high Sierra, Tim O'Malley lands a freight and mail contract but faces sabotage when someone threatens to prevent him from completing his runs, requiring him to prove he can deliver on his obligations despite the obstacles.