After the Lincoln County cattle wars, Clay Quantrelle took off his guns "for good." He rode into Tailholt seeking peace and quiet, but the acrid smell of gunsmoke dogged his every step. Clay's old buddy, Apache Pat Tanner, was in a range war up to his ears and it was up to Clay to pull him out. A desperate group of bandit ranchers had formed a pool to drive Tanner off his Big T ranch. There had already been some nasty attacks. So Clay prepared to face the entire pool ...