Gabby Hayes Western #12

Young Falcon teams up with an old trapper to track down the thieves raiding everyone's fur traps, but when he stumbles onto the culprits red-handed, he finds himself bound as bait in a cougar trap with no clear way to escape. Racing against a prowling predator drawn by his scent, the resourceful young hunter must use every ounce of skill and nerve to break free before the trap springs shut—and before four fangs find their mark.

Gabby Hayes is so exhausted from helping the local kids build a clubhouse that he sneaks off for a nap inside it—only to find himself trapped with two escaped convicts using it as a hideout. When the criminals threaten to silence him for good, Gabby must rely on quick thinking and an unexpected bit of luck to turn the tables and catch the fugitives. It's a race against time as the kids return to reclaim their meeting place and Gabby fights to stay one step ahead of danger.

Gabby Hayes's big mouth gets him into trouble when he boasts about his powerful bite to the wrong stranger—a newcomer named Beaver Ben who can chomp through anything, from silver dollars to solid gold. When a bet over the boast costs Gabby his beloved horse Corker, he'll do anything to get his friend back, even if it means letting the mysterious biter use him for a humiliating scheme around town. But Corker's loyalty and quick thinking might just turn the tables on this biting bandit.

When a couple can't decide whether to trust the radio or the newspaper's weather forecast, they turn to an Indian chief for wisdom—only to get a hilariously practical answer that cuts through all the modern confusion. This one-page humor piece plays on the clash between city folks' reliance on technology and a chief's no-nonsense approach to reading the skies.