Strangers in Buckhorn — John Hunt

When several strangers arrived in Buckhornn, Mandan County Sheriff Ike Sprague became involved in the most bizarre event he ever experienced. That he was equal to it suggested that men who wore guns did not always think in terms of using them except as a last resort. This time there was no such confrontation, although there was a bloody nose or two, some cracked ribs, and some very uncomfortable moments before Ike Sprague's tough-minded sagacity managed successfully to salvage a dangerous situation.