Considine and Pete Runyon had once been friends, back in the days when both were cowhands. But when Runyon married the woman Considine loved, the two parted ways. Runyon settled down and became a sheriff. Considine took up robbing banks. Now Considine is planning a raid on the bank at Obaro, a plan that will pit him against Runyon...and lead to riches or suicide. The one thing he never counted on was meeting a strong, beautiful woman and her stubborn father, hell-bent on traveling alone through Apache territory to a new ...
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Considine and Pete Runyon had once been friends, back in the days when both were cowhands. But when Runyon married the woman Considine loved, the two parted ways. Runyon settled down and became a sheriff. Considine took up robbing banks. Now Considine is planning a raid on the bank at Obaro, a plan that will pit him against Runyon...and lead to riches or suicide. The one thing he never counted on was meeting a strong, beautiful woman and her stubborn father, hell-bent on traveling alone through Apache territory to a new life. Suddenly Considine must choose between revenge and redemption--and either choice could be the last one he makes. From the Paperback edition.
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The blurb on the older editions of this book--the one I have--always stated that Louis L'Amour writes stories that "take off like a bullet". And they do; that is no lie. This ones does that. Considine robs a bank on the second page of the book and hurries toward the Mexican border. But he has seen this girl and when he sees her agains he knows she is the one for him. Only she is surrounded by Apaches. He does the right thing and drops the gold and sets out to rescue her. Behind him of course is a posse. He has few chances in succeeding in either saving the girl or getting away with the money. A typical L'Amour product worthy of being read.
