Riders West — Ernest Haycox

FLAMING GUNS! -- Neel St. Cloud, fired up by his feud with Dan Bellew, had plans to turn Bellew's peaceful valley into an outlaw strip ruled by guns and fear. -- First he put his bought-and-paid-for sheriff into office. Then he imported an army of professional gunslicks, took over Trail City, and burned out the nesters, one by one. With the remaining spreads isolated, St. Cloud was ready to make his big move.

And one cold, storm-lashed night, a hundred flaming guns fought it out, with Dan Bellew in the middle, fighting for the valley's life-and his own.