A stroke of luck had made Mercedes co-owner of a stagecoach line. But a band of saddle bumps wanted her share. And if bullets didn't get her, there were other ways to smash a beautiful young girl!
One man, Owen Gilroy, set out to save her — even if it meant a lone gun against the whole town's hardware.
William Heuman was born in Brooklyn and attended Newtown High School in Queens. After graduation he became an office clerk and began to write on the side. Some eight years and one million words later, he made his first sale—a short juvenile effort for which he received $3.50. Thereafter followed hundreds of magazine stories, hard-cover novels and juveniles. Writing on a schedule, nine to noon and three to five, punctually, exactly, five or six days a week, Mr. Heuman typed or dictated, never writing in longhand. Always vitally interested in sports, he collected antique weapons as a hobby.