His private secretary: Dick Wallace is a young man with little on his mind other than women, women, and more women. His father, a driven businessman, is tired of his son's leisurely ways and puts him to work as his company's collection manager. Dick travels to the neighboring town of Somerville to track down a debtor for payment but is quickly distracted by Marion, the man's pretty granddaughter. Dick attempts Don Juanesque charm, but ends up coming...

Alone on "Executioner's Row," Ned Blessing is a haggard, old cowboy and former sheriff. With nothing more than reflections on a life that's been filled with danger and excitement, he marks his time waiting and hoping that the man responsible for his imprisonment makes an appearance before the hangman does

"Captain Hayes of the mighty law enforcement squad named the Texas Rangers reached the pinnacle of his career when he captured the notorious John Henry, an outlaw cowboy, and put him behind bars. Twenty years later, upon his release, Henry is older but unrepentant."--Container.