Best of the Best — W.L. Cox

Charles searches for men to fill key positions in his new farm and food store. One man that Charles hires turns out to be a loner with a bad attitude. Charles realizes his mistake and makes an attempt to change him, and has a surprising turn around when they travel to Utah. Charles realizes he needs to find one man capable of running the entire food and agriculture operation and doesn't have to look far to find the perfect man. Charles goes to the Utah job site to settle a problem between two towns. A nearby town demands the railroad must go out of its way 20 miles to make their city the central point for the railroad's central switch location, and the workers fear retaliation from the town if they don't comply. Charles returns to Denver and discovers that his old nemesis, Fergus Atwood, has come with his attorney and is armed with a written recovery order for stolen property, signed by a judge. Charles's temper explodes and Hunt is forced to step in. Charles finds himself in court to save his 3-year old prize stallion. Charles's adventures take Charles on livestock hunting missions to supply his farm with the proper livestock and soon he is pleased with the way the farm is coming together. Boredom finds Charles scanning the papers, and he reads about the horse races in New Orleans the following week, and the headlines read, The Best Of The Best and Charles decides to take his prize stallion to New Orleans and test him against the best. The New Orleans adventure creates both friends and dangerous enemies.