Ambush Creek — Lewis B. Patten

The appearance of a riderless horse in Unionville was the first sign of trouble. Sheriff Condon recognized it instantly as the stage guard's horse, and when he noticed the bloodstained saddle he began to fear the worst. Condon's fiancee, Lucy, was on the stage, along with a fortune in gold. Crazed by his grief, Condon is ready to foreswear his oath to uphold the law in order to deal out his own justice of revenge.