Monte Hale Western #51
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeMonte Hale receives a mysterious note directing him to a hunting lodge in Smoky Hills on the Duke Ranch, where he uncovers a plot involving dynamite and a dispute over land ownership between two feuding ranchers, Bob and Jeff. Monte must prevent the feud from escalating while also investigating a mysterious calico horse that has caused deaths and threatened multiple lives, leading to one of the most ingenious plots of his career.
Gabby Hayes, foreman of the Bar Nothing Ranch, decides to blast his dry well deeper to find water after his neighbor Ivan Icehart dams the river and refuses to sell him any. But when two of Ivan's men swap Gabby's dynamite for fireworks while he's distracted, the plan goes spectacularly sideways—with consequences neither man expected. A 1950 tale of frontier justice served with a generous helping of mayhem and comeuppance.
When Monte Hale agrees to fill in for a fired rodeo performer at a charity show, he gets far more than wild rides—a murderous yellow-hooded robber strikes at the cashier's booth, and Monte finds himself hunted by a killer with a personal vendetta. Using a glimpse of distinctive gold-tipped boots, Monte identifies the culprit and sets a trap at the next rodeo, leading to a desperate chase across treacherous terrain. With his trusty partner at his side, Monte must corner the desperate man before he escapes across the border.
When their father Tom Duke dies in a ranch fire, his warring sons Bob and Jeff stand to inherit a vast cattle empire—but without a will to guide the division, the brothers' lifelong feud threatens to tear the property apart. Monte Hale, an old friend of the family, arrives determined to broker peace between the feuding brothers, only to discover a stunning secret that changes everything. Now Monte must find a way to teach Bob and Jeff to work together before their conflict destroys their father's legacy.
When a schoolteacher quizzes Betsy about the shape of the Earth, the quick-witted student isn't about to get tangled up in a debate—she'll agree with just about anything to keep the peace. This one-page humor strip from *Monte Hale Western* #51 plays on Betsy's easygoing nature as she navigates the classroom with a laugh-first philosophy.
Monte Hale rides into Bonanza Bend and crosses paths with a calico horse—an ordinary-looking nag that becomes the key to unraveling a deadly scheme involving a fugitive gang, a murdered Apache, and a hidden gold mine. With the help of a slain man's sister, Monte must trace the horse's connection to the outlaw Cactus Dan and his accomplices before their ingenious plot can unfold.
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