Wild Frontier #3

Davy Crockett fishes young Tad Wescott from a raging river, only to learn that the boy has stumbled onto a vicious scheme: crooked innkeepers who drugged his trapper companions and staged a fake Indian raid to steal their furs. Now Davy and Tad must outrun the con men through the wilderness, using every trick of frontier survival to stay one step ahead—but the hunt grows deadlier by the minute.

Frontier Scout Dan'l Boone takes shelter from a rainstorm in what he thinks is an empty cave, only to discover he's sharing quarters with an ornery bear with a mean streak. After a rough encounter sends him limping into the settlement, the locals convince him to hunt down the troublemaking creature that's been terrorizing the area. Dan'l sets out to settle the score with the rogue bear and prove why his reputation is well-earned.

Chief Gray Matter expects another word puzzle when Tom Bradley shows up with a new term to test him on, but the chief's attempt to prove his vocabulary knowledge takes an unexpected turn in this 1956 humor piece. With Tom determined to stump him and Chief Gray Matter equally determined not to fall for his tricks, their battle of wits plays out in true frontier fashion.

Red Eagle, young Chief of the Canuga tribe, returns home with seed for spring planting, only to have his gold targeted by two bandits—but their failed robbery gives them a darker idea. Days later, Red Eagle's people are mesmerized by a mysterious talking totem pole that demands gold offerings night after night, draining the tribe's wealth with promises of protection. When Red Eagle investigates the supernatural phenomenon, he uncovers a scheme far more cunning than a simple robbery.

During the worst year of frontier Indian raids, a traveling Peddler arrives at a beleaguered settlement hawking calico and cloth—but his wagon rides suspiciously low on its springs. When a coordinated attack forces the settlement's defenders to abandon their posts, the Peddler is taken captive along with the colonists, yet he quickly earns trust by offering to craft dresses for the raiders' families. What the captives don't realize is that the Peddler has come to this lawless territory with a purpose far larger than selling fabric.