Tom Mix Western #22

When bandits strike during a performance at the Opera House in Dobie, the manager Charley Sloane wins over the crowd by promising to repay everyone who was robbed—but Tom Mix smells a setup when one man claims an suspiciously large loss. Following a trail of deception that leads to violence and betrayal, Tom uncovers a scheme far bigger than a single holdup, and races against time to stop the real crime before it happens.

Tom Mix and Sheriff Mike Shaw race to warn the people of Dobie about two escaped killers—Bull Crats and Tim Granger—who are heading their way. When the fugitives stumble upon Daffy Dan, a prospector the town considers harmless and half-mad, they force him to help them lay a trap for Tom at his mine site. Tom walks straight into danger, and when dynamite goes off in the tunnels, the blast seals them inside—but it also unearths something unexpected and jolts Dan's mind back into focus.

When a traveling circus rolls into town, young Tumbleweed, Jr. forgets all about gathering herbs for his father's terrible headache and instead chases after the show—landing a job caring for the circus animals in exchange for a front-row seat. While the boy works hard and finally gets to enjoy the performance, his worried father searches frantically through the woods and even prepares to alert the sheriff, until he spots the circus himself and pieces together where his forgetful son has gone.

Tom Mix springs into action when a bank robbery erupts in broad daylight at the Dobie Bank, but his quick capture of most of the gang leaves one crook on the loose—along with the stolen money. Tom's pursuit leads him to a cabin where a suspicious character named Hipster claims he hasn't seen a soul, yet Tom suspects the fugitive is hiding nearby. Setting a cunning trap, Tom uses the Larado Kid's own greed against both the escaped robber and the desperate outlaw to recover what was stolen.