Gunsmoke Trail #3

Colonel David Meeker assumes command of the fort with a bitter prejudice against Native Americans, ordering them banned from the post—a stark contrast to his predecessor Colonel Fortes's peaceful relationship with Lone Eagle and his tribe. When Meeker proposes a sham battle to keep his men sharp, Lone Eagle agrees, but senses treachery in the colonel's true intentions and positions his warriors carefully. As the mock battle unfolds, Meeker's true colors emerge in ways that test whether trust and understanding can bridge the gulf of hatred and mistrust.

In "Ambush!", Bright Feather and Pancho track down John Sykes, a rancher who’s withheld wages from Mexican laborers, setting off a tense standoff that tests loyalty and justice on the frontier. With the stakes rising, the trio finds themselves caught in a dangerous game of survival and retribution.

When the government builds a new dam to protect a tribe from seasonal floods, local miners see their gold-panning operation destroyed and hatch a dangerous plot to blow it up. Lone Eagle learns of the threat and alerts the soldiers to guard the dam, but when the miners attack with overwhelming force, he must ride out with his warriors to stop them before the explosives can detonate. In a desperate struggle against time and his ruthless enemy, Lone Eagle fights to save the dam and his people from disaster.