The west of history -- The waters of Manitou / B. Gulick -- The genius of Strap Buckner / B. Ashabranner -- Only the dead ride proudly / N. A. Fox -- The luck of Riley / S. Frazee -- Cow country -- The bad year / G. Cheshire -- The patriarch of Gunsight Flat / W. D. Overholser -- The law-and-order heroes -- The iron rose / J. Cunningham -- Homecoming / N. Nye -- The man in the hard hat / S. O. Barker -- The west of today -- The winter of his life / L. B. Patten -- I'll take the high road / F. Bonham -- The killer and the pit / J. L. Sinclair.