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Two deputies fresh from a
hard-won gunfight with the gang of
notorious outlaw Dolan Coyle stroll into a saloon in
the dusty little town of Broken Hat,
inquiring after one Will Summers. Them
are looking to swap out their exhausted
horses, and they could use extra men,
too. Just on the outskirts of
town, Alex Coyle waits with
the remants of his
brother's crew, ready to
shoot down the men who
captured their leader. The
deputies offer Summers a paid
position in
the posse escorting
Dolan into federal
custody. If they only
knew how well acquainted
the horse trader once
was with the killer chained up out
front, they
might
second-guess
their proposal.
Dolan had chosen a reckless trail for himself, like Summers and many others had done in their early years. Summers could not say exactly what had directed him off that trail before it managed to settle into his blood, but he's grateful. He just doesn't know if that resolution will hold now that his past has landed him on out of a clear blue sky...
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