Captain Easy #14

Captain Easy becomes entangled in a scheme involving an oil gang and a geologist whose knowledge proves dangerous to the criminals. After an attempt to murder Captain Easy in a hotel fire fails, the gang pursues him relentlessly. Captain Easy encounters a young woman in financial distress and attempts to help her by proposing a stock investment, though complications arise when armed men arrive by boat and the situation escalates into a confrontation with government agents. Meanwhile, a separate subplot involves a man attempting to prevent his widow friend from attending a circus performance, while another storyline follows Captain Easy's efforts to assist a woman preparing for a wedding.