The Killer's Protege — Robert J. Horton

They called him Killer Sneed -- but not to his face. Sneed was nothing less than a bandit, and he was known throughout the hills and stock country as a Killer. Men respected him, secretly hated him, but most of all they feared him. It was reported that he had made deals with the authorities of the three northern counties not to operate in their territory. In return, he was not to be molested in his ranch rendezvous somewhere in the foothills....