The Gunsmith 305 

DEAD MAN’S PARTY

Clint Adams likes an all-out ballyhoo as much as the next man. But he's still surprised when his old friend Johnny Blevin invites him to a shindig that ends up lasting several days. It turns out that Johnny owns a successful shipping business—a service that Western Union is buying from him for a fortune.

At the end of the celebration, Johnny is due to deliver half of his new windfall to the bank, several days' ride away. And who better to watch his back than the Gunsmith? He'll need the best protection to take on certain pernicious partygoers who aim to deposit both of them six feet under...