Monte Hale Western #74

1952-07-01 · 33 pages

In "Quick on the Draw" by Clement Cood, young deputy Jack McCrae and Sheriff pursue the mysterious "Ghost Raider" and his gang, who have robbed the Wells Fargo office and killed a guard. Cornering the outlaws in Dead End Canyon, Jack devises a plan to circle around and surprise them under cover of darkness, but the clever criminals have set an ambush. After a fierce gunfight where Jack manages to wound two of the outlaws, the gang leader (the Ghost Raider) escapes into the night. The story culminates with Jack discovering a plot to frame rancher Ray Benton for murder, which he thwarts by intercepting a false telegraph message meant to reach the warden and secure Benton's execution date. In a secondary story featuring Gabby Hayes, the aging character rescues a wild bull that has gored a man, earning praise from the townspeople for his unexpected heroism.

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