![]()
IN BRIEF: It's September at the Bar-20 and the line riders are looking forward to the end of the season. New rider Bob Cranston asks for a winter job, and Hoppy agrees. The sheriff shows up to say that Shelby Salinger of the neighboring Circle C just sold cattle for $12,000, but the money was robbed from the stage and that driver Clem Yates was killed. He's looking for Johnny MacIver, an ex-convict. Did he come here? Hoppy covers for Cranston. Cranston claims he's innocent; the night of the robbery he came upon two men, Sam Wellman and Red Conroy of the Circle C, and played cards with them, winning $300. He has no alibi for the robbery. Hoppy learns that Salinger is desperate for money. Anne Richards, the only surviving witness to the robbery, admits she was forced by Salinger to give her story. Hoppy recruits ex-con Mike DeSico to help. Hoppy's briefly jailed, but California breaks him out. They save Cranston from a mob using a "confession" from Wellman to get Salinger to own up. DeSico was a forger, and the "confession" was made up for Hoppy's use. (Swanton).
|
![]() |
[Home] [What's
New] [The Legend] [Bar
20 Trading Post] [Events] [FAQ] [Feature Films] Send mail to Webmaster with questions or comments about this website. Copyright © 2004 Sagebrush West Website created by Imagine IT! Technology Solutions for Business Last modified: February 02, 2010 |