Beadle's Half Dime Library No. 944

# Cowboy Charlie's Double

This serial by J.C. Cowdrick features "Willing William, the Warbler from Whistleville," a well-dressed stranger who arrives at the Sawdust Saloon in the frontier camp of Bower. When the local bully, Horsehide Harker (Hank Harker), attempts to intimidate him by shooting glasses from his hand three times, William demonstrates remarkable coolness and marksmanship, nicking Harker's ears with two precision shots. The confrontation escalates when Harker demands unarmed combat. After both deposit their weapons with the bartender, William defeats the larger man repeatedly in hand-to-hand fighting, throwing him under tables and landing effective punches despite Harker's superior size and strength. The crowd, previously intimidated by Harker's tyranny, enthusiastically supports the stranger. The story blends Western gunplay with boxing action.