Flames of the Storm
By Tuttle, W. C.
In the drought-stricken valley of Moon River, where parched rangeland has turned cattlemen desperate and the arrival of sheep has lit a powder keg, a drifting cowboy named Skeeter Bill Sarg rides into trouble he never asked for. After a violent misunderstanding leaves him afoot, he befriends Jim Kirk, an ailing easterner herding sheep to survive, and Kirk's devoted wife—a couple caught in the crossfire of a brutal range war. Bound by his own rough code of honor, Skeeter Bill defies an embargo, a hostile town, and powerful cattle interests to stand by the strangers who need him. But when he stumbles upon a body at the sheep camp, his loyalty puts him squarely between a determined sheriff and a noose. A classic tale of frontier justice, sacrifice, and unexpected friendship from a master of the Western pulp tradition.
Publisher: The Ridgway Company (in Adventure Magazine)
First published: 1922