Contributor(s):Author: Louis L'Amour Deep in Indian country, Major Mark Devereaux and his men find a grisly scene: a wagon train savagely attacked, with no survivors.
One of the wagons originally with the group is missing; in it is a fortune in gold and Devereaux's daughter, Mary.
The slaughter, Devereaux learns, was not the work of Indians but of a murderous outlaw band.
With the stakes rising in a deadly game, the only wild card is Lieutenant Tenadore Brian, who is riding with the missing wagon--against orders.
Devereaux knows Brian is a good soldier, but is he good enough to protect a saddlebag full of gold .
and the life of his daughter?.
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Devereaux and his men find a grisly scene | A wagon train savagely attacked with no survivors |