Hopalong Cassidy #36

Hopalong Cassidy pursues the White Rider, a murderous outlaw who has kidnapped a rancher and threatened to kill him if anyone interferes. When the criminal leaps from a mountain into the river below during a desperate escape, Hopalong believes he may have drowned—but a suspicious discovery in the sheriff's office suggests the White Rider's schemes are far from over. With a new gang being assembled in the shadows, Hopalong faces a threat even more dangerous than before.

Tall Timber Thompkins's bullying ways finally catch up with him when Pistol Packing Pattie decides to teach the oversized braggart a lesson he won't forget. With quick draws and quicker wit, she makes it clear that size means nothing when you're up against someone who won't tolerate a bully—especially one who thinks his height gives him the right to push around smaller folks.

Whitey Whiskers takes on a job filling Farmer Scott's woodshed with kindling wood for two dollars, but the lazy fellow decides to cut corners with a clever—if dishonest—shortcut. When his scheme unravels faster than he expected, Whitey discovers that some shortcuts come with a painful price.