A Shared Wish — R. William Rogers

After noticing one another on the stock/passenger train that was headed for the pens in Buena Vista, Emily “Sissy” Swanson and Ansel Cnningham are thrown together after the train is derailed.

Smitten with one another right from the start, and left afoot, they, along with members of the Circle C outfit, trek into the unknown while they attempt to find and recover their stolen cattle...and Ansel's mule.

However, their efforts quickly become complicated because of outright greed, murder, savage bank robbery, and lecherous intent on the part of the men they are after.