Lash LaRue Western #31

In "Double Danger in the Hills," a bank cashier is coerced into opening his vault by two ruthless men, then abandoned unconscious near a deadly bear trap—only to be rescued by the ever-resourceful Lash LaRue. The story unfolds with tense urgency as the frontier’s dangers mount, testing both courage and quick thinking.

When Baker complains to Wagonwheels about a painful shoulder injury, Wagonwheels offers what sounds like helpful medical advice—but his particular brand of frontier doctoring might not be exactly what Baker had in mind. This quick-witted western humor tale plays on a classic misunderstanding between two well-meaning characters in the Old West.

Molasses Mouth is nursing a painful problem at the general store when he complains to the proprietor about the corn plasters that failed to bring relief—turns out the real trouble was he tried to eat them instead of wearing them. This quick-witted 1952 Western humor tale milks the simple misunderstanding for all its comedic worth in just a page.

When Lash LaRue investigates what appears to be a suicide at a remote ranch, he grows suspicious of foreman Bronc's convenient inheritance—especially after a vengeful specter begins haunting the killer, demanding justice. As the marshal moves to uncover the truth behind the ghost of Huck Harris, he'll have to decide whether superstition is helping him solve a murder or driving a guilty man to confession.

Lash LaRue's black outfit makes him the target of a dangerous mix-up when Kid Tutt's gang of outlaws mistakes the roving marshal for a dope runner at the Mountain Inn. Trapped and forced to play along with the criminals to stay alive, Lash must outmaneuver the gang, track down the real culprits behind the drug trafficking, and turn the tables before Kid Tutt and his men catch on to the deception.