Frank Carlson Library

The house on the hill in Merridan belonged to Captain Slocum. It was regarded as a house of mystery, and it was protected by dogs that ran the grounds at night and armed men who allowed no visitors, even when the captain was away from the house, which for periods of time on end he was. Don Grier was still a boy when he braved the terrors of the captain's domain to steal a watermelon. It made Don Grier a hero, and a hero has to be challenged. Don's...

"The Indians called the great white wolf the Lightning Warrior because of the swiftness with which he can parry and attack. There is a bounty for the head of the Lightning Warrior, but no one is able to capture him. That is, until the red-haired, blue-eyed giant of a man known only as Cobalt comes to town. Struck by the charm of Sylvia Baird, Cobalt announces his intention to marry her. Sylvia's father disapproves, as does her friend, Tom Chalmers....

The Montana Kid joins forces with the bandit Rubriz to destroy a gang that is looting churches.

Three Western stories. A man on a mule must intercept a killer on horseback. A sharpshooter threatens a trench of soldiers. An old prize-fighter has a task to perform.

"John Sherburn, a troublemaking gunfighter rides into Amityville, Texas, where Peter Gresham, the most successful businessman in town, asks Sherburn to oversee his business interests while Gresham devotes his time to finding and killing Red Hawk, the renegade chief that killed his brother, forming a partnership that puts them both in danger"--

Stranded on the plain when his guide disappears, Paul Torridon must continue his journey alone... Mild-mannered Jerry Peyton is forced to use the revolver he inherited from his father...