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Hired guns, Max Brand

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Hired guns

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Max Brand

Billy Buel didn't look like a man who could inspire fear. He was a slight man with boyish good looks and a gentle manner, but he was also a fearsome fighter with hands or guns or knives. Billy Buel was one of those rare men who had learned from every defeat he'd ever been handed. For nine years a feud had raged between the Benchleys and the Camps. At last, they decided on a two-man duel to settle their grudge. Now Billy Buel, hired by the Camps, faced Ames Benchley for the showdown. "Choose your signal for the draw," Ames declared. "You heard that owl hoot?" Billy Buel asked, "The next time he hoots we go for our guns."

Who can ride and shoot? -- Peterville calls its best -- The delicate contestant -- Billy suspects Camp -- The battle -- He who knows men -- Billy is puzzled -- The Camp hate -- William Camp's hand and heart -- Billy saves a life -- Camp is pleased -- Billy's reception -- The enemy come -- ""What faith have they kept?" -- Wise talk -- The Benchley patriarch -- An old man's will -- Strength and cunning -- The temptress -- At the appointed place -- The betrayal -- Ames' homecoming -- Art Camp investigates -- In the sick room -- Sowing seeds of doubt -- Alice Benchley confesses -- A compact -- Flight -- Nell yields to temptation -- Nell meets the Camps -- Nell sees the truth -- Hal Moore comes -- The fight in the dark -- The passing of Hal Moore -- "Like a king."