Wild Bill Hickok and Jingles #68

When a buffalo stampede nearly claims the life of a traveling artist named Flemington, Wild Bill Hickok pulls him to safety—only to discover that the disaster was no accident. Hickok realizes that someone has been orchestrating catastrophes to destroy Flemington's paintings, and when he examines the canvases, he finds evidence that could expose a bank robber's false alibi. Now Wild Bill must outwit the outlaw and his gang to keep the crucial proof safe.

When Wild Bill Hickok's deputy Jingles is ambushed and left for dead by rustlers from Reno Jones's outfit, the marshal sets out alone to settle the score—but Reno's ranch sits in a jurisdictional blind spot, defended by sharpshooters and a desperate crew with everything to lose. Hickok will have to outthink the guards, outgun the rustlers, and confront Reno before the gang scatters with their stolen fortune.

When a couple of cheaters sit down at a poker table in a saloon, they encounter a man with a compelling story—one that involves two legendary fast guns named Kip Savage and Loredo, a tense cattle drive, and a showdown that tested more than just nerves. As the card game plays out, Bennett Lee's tale of what happened between those two gunfighters becomes the only hand that really matters. The real stakes here aren't the money on the table—they're measured in bullets and whether the man across from them is bluffing or telling the gospel truth.

Jingles stumbles upon a supposedly haunted mine where outlaws are using the ghost legend as cover for their schemes to exchange stolen gold coins into paper money. After being forced to help the criminals move their ill-gotten gains, Jingles sees an opportunity to act when the gang makes clear what they plan to do with him. The law arrives just in time to catch the outlaws, though sorting out the mix-up leaves our friend dusted in gold and wondering if his brief taste of wealth was really worth the trouble.