South Pass Ambush — G. Clifton Wisler

Drifting into Cheyenne, capital of the Wyoming Territory, Willie Delamer -- going by the name Wil Devlin -- takes a job guarding the supply wagons to the Sweetwater gold camps on the slopes of the Rockies. Once again his life finds direction and purpose. Willie can only hope it will lead to better tomorrows.

But gold has the devil's own way of drawing trouble. And every shadow in the South Pass, where Willie's headed, holds a rifle - particularly in the hands of the outlaw Murphy brothers, leaders of a gang that can arrive as suddenly as a mountain blizzard, and prove even more deadly. But fighting when the odds are long and the quarters close is what Willie does best....