Hillbilly Justice — Harold Lamb

When Truman Gately was found dead in the well next to his humble abode, his neighbour - a rich cattle rancher - saw that the way was clear for him to take possession of the homestead and the waterhole he had long coveted. Even the arrival in Bilston of Gately's kinsfolk, in search of their inheritance, seemed a minor hiccup. But when he offers to buy them out he realizes he's stirred up a hornets' nest. Now trouble is in store for Slim Harding, Bilston's sheriff...