Trail Partners — Max Brand

BONANZA? OR BUST?

When Red Vance learned that Henry Christian had offered $1,500 for some worthless mining stock, he smelled a trick.

Christian had a rep for swindling blind men out of pennies.

When the gambler raised the ante to ten G's, Red knew the stock must be worth ten times that much. And when Christian offered $50,000 to Red's trail partner to pull a double cross, Vance decided to pay a visit to the mine.

What he found was a hole in the ground without a trace of gold. Why then did Christian want the mine so badly? And why had he sworn to gun down Red in cold blood the next time the kid crossed his path?