Rod Cameron Western #9

Rod Cameron finds himself caught between duty and prejudice when he guides a traveling gypsy band to the town of Rimrock Pueblo, only to discover that the locals—led by the quick-tempered gunslinger Snake Winthrop—are bent on driving the outsiders away by any means necessary. As hostility threatens to boil over into violence, Rod must stand his ground against those determined to fan the flames of hatred, all while the gypsies seek nothing more than supplies and safe passage.

Hog Head Harry is bursting with pride over his young nephew Barry's newfound interest in reading the newspaper—until the boy asks what an "octogenarian" means, and Harry's attempt at an explanation lands him in hot water. It's a quick, gentle poke at small-town logic and the hazards of pretending you know more than you do.

Rod Cameron stumbles onto a slick rustling scheme plaguing the Texas range—a gang using an oversized "Frying Pan" brand to blot out legitimate cattle marks and cover their tracks. When a wounded cowboy points suspicion their way, Rod devises a clever counter-scheme: he'll brand some cattle with a hidden mark and let the rustlers steal them, turning their own game against them to finally prove the truth. But when Rod rides to confront the Frying Pan outfit, he discovers just how ruthless these cattle thieves really are.