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A boy joins a cattle drive across drought-stricken Texas where rising tensions between drovers and farmers lead to armed confrontations; amid dust and thirst he becomes entangled in the mystery of a lost pocket-book that sets off a series of events involving secret evidence of a will, travel to Austin, business ventures, encounters with outlaws, a Comanche raid, and court disputes. The plot traces his resourcefulness and shifting fortunes as friendships and enmities influence outcomes, culminating in recovered money and legal resolution. Episodes blend frontier action, courtroom proceedings, and a young man’s changing luck and responsibilities.
Harry Castlemon is a pseudonym for Charles Austin Fosdick.
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