Rocky Lane Western #19

Rocky Lane arrives in Canterville Territory to ensure a fair election, where two candidates—Jim Wright and Val Tyler—are vying for office. As Rocky investigates rumors of cattle rustling, he uncovers suspicious activity at Wright’s Lazy Y ranch and learns the candidate may be secretly running a gambling casino and orchestrating thefts. Now, with evidence mounting, Rocky must expose the truth before the election is compromised.

Rocky Lane, undercover as a marshal, confronts Young Scurby after learning of a robbery and a murder tied to the young man’s brother. As suspicion mounts and a letter threatens to expose the truth, Rocky races to intercept Young Scurby before he destroys evidence that could clear his name.

Slim Pickens opens a Western-style diner with questionable finances and even more questionable cooking methods, claiming his gorilla cook is the reason his food is so terrible—though it’s apparently so bad that even the gorilla is weakening from eating it. When Rocky Lane visits and discovers the absurdity firsthand, he’s not just grossed out—he’s ready to leave, only to realize the real punchline is the diner’s lack of actual food, just a steady stream of jokes and nonsense.

Rocky Lane, the undercover marshal, arrives in a town where thoroughbred horses keep vanishing, sparking suspicion and mob justice. As he investigates, he teams up with a former rustler and begins guarding the herd himself—only to face a terrifying threat when a mountain lion attacks, forcing his loyal stallion, Black Jack, to defend them both.

A frustrated traveler, Rusty, tries to leave an inn without paying a steep bill, only to be confronted by the innkeeper—who claims he owes twenty dollars for riding a horse he never rode. When Rusty refuses to pay, the innkeeper challenges him to a bet: if he can make Rusty say "fire," the bill is waived.

Rocky Lane arrives in town to meet a group of scientists heading to the nearby Rumford Glacier, tasked with protecting them from local troublemakers. When a gang of outlaws plots to steal the scientists’ plan to melt the glacier using gas deposits, Rocky must outwit them while pretending to be the marshal they’ve replaced.