By Order of Buck Brady
By Tuttle, W. C.
When roundup season ends in the sun-blasted desert town of Mojave Wells, Sheriff Buck Brady—a laconic lawman who'd rather whittle pine shavings than draw a gun—learns that two of the valley's best cowboys have sworn a duel at sundown over the same girl. With rival outfits pouring into the saloons and tempers rising as fast as the whisky flows, Buck nails up a single hand-painted notice that puts every gun in town under his control. But signs alone can't stop two stubborn men determined to settle their feud, and as the sun sinks toward the broken hills, the whole town holds its breath. A classic pulp Western of frontier justice, quiet cunning, and the showdown nobody saw coming.
Publisher: The Butterick Publishing Company (in Adventure Magazine)
First published: 1928