The Gallows at GranerosWhen a young girl's lie leads to the lynching of an innocent Indian, the sheriff of Graneros has trouble keeping the town from being destroyed by the desperate men who had murdered the Indian and by the Apaches who had escaped from a near-by reservation and were determined to avenge the Indian's death. |
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... Hughie Diggs . They had come toward the gallows and then had retreated , wide - spaced , indicating that Hughie had been running . Now , overlying Hughie's tracks , Stedman found the tracks of a horse . The horse had pursued , plainly ...
... Hughie Diggs . They had come toward the gallows and then had retreated , wide - spaced , indicating that Hughie had been running . Now , overlying Hughie's tracks , Stedman found the tracks of a horse . The horse had pursued , plainly ...
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... Hughie and gave him a stirrup . Hughie mounted behind him . Stedman didn't think Hughie would try overpowering him ... Diggs and they is big impor- tant men . " " The court will believe you , Hughie , if you tell the truth . " But ...
... Hughie and gave him a stirrup . Hughie mounted behind him . Stedman didn't think Hughie would try overpowering him ... Diggs and they is big impor- tant men . " " The court will believe you , Hughie , if you tell the truth . " But ...
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... Diggs ? " asked Bell . " Uh huh . But let's wait until those windows are boarded up . He'll feel safer then ... Hughie Diggs , I ran into three men with rifles heading the same way I was . " " What were their names ? " " Ben Hurd , Rufus ...
... Diggs ? " asked Bell . " Uh huh . But let's wait until those windows are boarded up . He'll feel safer then ... Hughie Diggs , I ran into three men with rifles heading the same way I was . " " What were their names ? " " Ben Hurd , Rufus ...
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