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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... alley and entered the back door . Sted- man tied his horse in the alley , opened the gate and went to the back door . He knocked . Hurd came to the kitchen door , crossed the screened - in porch , and stood looking at Stedman ...
... alley and entered the back door . Sted- man tied his horse in the alley , opened the gate and went to the back door . He knocked . Hurd came to the kitchen door , crossed the screened - in porch , and stood looking at Stedman ...
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... alley and in the back door so's you won't be seen . We'll all decide what to do . If we stick together , we'll be all right . ” Henshaw looked doubtful but he agreed . Hurd went back out . He went to Max Steiner's hardware store next ...
... alley and in the back door so's you won't be seen . We'll all decide what to do . If we stick together , we'll be all right . ” Henshaw looked doubtful but he agreed . Hurd went back out . He went to Max Steiner's hardware store next ...
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... alley in the other direction as if he was in a daze . As Stedman watched , he cut between two buildings and through a vacant lot toward the street . Stedman fished a bandanna from his pocket and mopped at his bleeding mouth . He'd have ...
... alley in the other direction as if he was in a daze . As Stedman watched , he cut between two buildings and through a vacant lot toward the street . Stedman fished a bandanna from his pocket and mopped at his bleeding mouth . He'd have ...
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