Trail of the Skulls — Wayne C. Lee

Jason Trent had mortgaged everything to get his stake. He was on his way to Texas to buy a small herd of cattle from his cousin and drive them back to market. Beaten and robbed of his stake in Trail City, Jason followed the thieves into Texas and discovered that one of them was the son of the biggest rancher in the territory. Alone, Trent was no match for the Sparks, but an organized group of angry ranchers could make a heroic stand against the greedy Spark clan . . .