 adventures of lightning Jim immediately after the successful conclusion of his last case lightning Jim received two letters one was from Bill Turner a cattle rancher and an old friend of Jim's who had been shot by an unknown assailant and who had written from his deathbed he asked him to come to the cattle town of broken horn to help his son Jack clean up a wrestling gang operating around there the other letter was from the mayor of broken horn Abner Thorne asking Jim to come to town for the same reason Thorne however hinted that the turners were suspected of doing the wrestling we find lightning Jim and whitey now riding the trail toward the cattle town they live what you think about those letters him well why do you exclaim certain that when my old friend Bill Turner tells me he needs my help I'm going to help you all but then they what about this torn heger he says that the Turner's is suspected of doing the Ross yeah well I know the turners ain't guilty we'll do us a little investigate when we get there and then all thunder all up your horse like he got your body quick sure lightning didn't get to know no I'm all right I still buddy just pretend to me get me I'll play dead for a few minutes you're sure I will but why do you mind never mind tell you in a minute moving down there along the trail no I don't think I know you're sure there's a cloud of dust the eastern back of that red that means he's beaten it thinks we're done for he was like you know what you think there was a member of the rustling gang I guess we're laying for us and ambush lucky for us he was a bad shot yeah but they were the day I wanted to play dead make them think they got us just a chance to do some scouting around without being suspected I see now I want you to go to the turners and shouldn't see what you can find out there I'll go into town and talk to Thorne we'll get to this rustling business from both hands you can tell him but nobody else plans will be sunk while lightning Jim and whitey have been meeting danger on the trail to broken horn Abner Thorne has been talking to Pete Abbott his right hand man they're in Thorne's ranch house and Abbott is speaking of course I still think you're all wrong about getting lightning Jim to come down here he's plenty bad medicine sure he is Pete that's why I invited him that don't make sense to me as long as lightning Jim's roaming around these parts we ain't safe but if we get him out of the way and at the same time get Jack Turner convicted of cattle rustling we'd be setting pretty is that right sure that's right but what is that to do well people fall the nights over both of them things are gonna take place now look yellow wolves hiding in ambush on the trail to broken horn when lightning Jim and any deputies he's got with them getting rains the half-breed God orders to kill him lightning Jim will never get here to bother us I got a hand to tell you that'll sure take care of lightning Jim all right yeah but hey what about Turner Turner will be fixed just as pretty I asked chef Stevens to drop out this way he'd be here any minute now well while we're riding the range tonight to look over some evidence he thinks I've found out about the rustlers we're going to run plumb into Jack Turner and catch him red handed but Tony gonna do any rustling maybe not but the sheriff and sure think so I got the stage all separate yeah but even so Sheriff Stevens is too honest to do anything more than bring him back to town for trial he does that and turn will stand a good chance of getting off but they ain't gonna be no trial Pete well the ranchers that have lost their cattle learn that we caught the thief they ain't gonna be in any mood for waiting by the time I'm through with them they'll march into the jail and scream turn her up to the nearest creed you got it all figured out ain't you boys I didn't ever thought of that well that's why you're working for having a thorn Pete I'm the guy with the brains now get back to town and check with the yellow wolf make sure everything's all set there what you want with me I heard you was asking her I see you connected with thorn me mayor a broken horn ain't having much to do with the owner of a gambling place no but well seen as how I know pretty much of what's going on in this town I thought maybe I could tell you what you wanted to know thanks just the same effort but I reckon I'll wait for the man I want to see look partner this town a broken horn don't cotton much to close mouth strangers I'm thinking you'd better tell me what your business is what if I don't might not be healthy for you to leave the other way from that gun Abbott don't try no funny business I'm United States Marshal Marshal lightning Jim yeah what about it well but I thought that what where I thought you was always traveled with a deputy yeah I did have a deputy with me some dirty skunk way later on the trail and well I wrote in the loan who say that sure too bad lightning lucky you wasn't hurt though well he did wing me in the shoulder not bad though you didn't get to see who took them shots at you know but I sure wish I had well I say lightning why didn't you tell me who you wasn't the first place I wouldn't try to get tough with you well it didn't want nobody to know who I was for a while Abbott I have to tip you off to keep you from starting any trouble maybe getting hurt oh yeah I see I suppose you're down this way to clean up this rustling business that's right Abbott Thorne wrote and asked me to come down well I can tell you what they're doing the rustling right now and who is it and Turner's is the ones responsible and as my baby well they got themselves a small ranch a bit south of town old man got himself killed stealing cows but son Jack is still keeping up the business if that's the case I wonder why Thorne sent for me wait see we ain't been able to prove about it on me yet maybe that's why I sent for you I'm glad you told me about this Abbott make it from easy for me to clean up this mess a little while sure you will why don't you move the over to strangers rest that's the whole tell them town when Thorne gets back I'll see he learns you want to see him in a bad idea thanks again Abbott you want me you know where I'll be yeah adios like to clean this up in a little while I'm lightening maybe I'll have something to say about that so there you are yellow open we have been so long me out for boss me on job come in here you're no good half-breed you're out on a job why don't you do it you're on red skin me do it Pete me don't you lie to me you're no good we so no lie me do fresh I remember you were too yellow to finish the job that was what wrong no could tell me shoot like men Jim in town and don't even know it him now yeah that'd be smart wouldn't it kill him here in town and have everybody know who did it me think hey I got it you know where the big rock is on the smokey trail me know well I'm going out there and you'll show up later now listen you go to strangers rest in a little while and then tell the Marshal that you can lead him to where the Russell's will be operating tonight you got it me savvy yeah then then you lead him out to big rock where I'll be hiding and when you get him there shot than you are I won't miss him while lightning Jim has been busy in broken horn white he has been following the trail to the Turner ranch we find him now on the porch of the ranch house see are you yet turner well my name is Whitey Larsen I'm a deputy or you're like the Jim's deputy agent sure sure gosh I'm glad to see you whitey I was hoping that ever say where's lightning Jim he's in broken horn he's seen what you can find out the bottom roster's I come out there to see what you could tell me about him fine hey could you use a bite to eat good I use a well say yeah I'm so hungry I was just about to start eating my horse well come on in whitey and I'll have the cook fix you up something see it looks like it has some more company yet yeah it looks like Jake Robinson I wonder what he wants to do what can I do for you I can't do nothing for me but maybe I can help you a bit now what's on your mind and I just seen something I thought might interest you what's that I was cutting across your ranch on my way back to town just as I was passing through the head a half point calling I see a bunch of your cattle milling around and there was a fire burden about halfway down through the colleague what do you make of it make of it but there ain't no question it looks like them rustlers are at it again that's what I thought I come up here to tell you about it thanks Jake I sure appreciate it I'll be a catch him come on buddy looks like you got here just in time come on let's get going out to have my coolie yeah I'm right with you Jack I'm more full hungry but I guess I have to wait for my supper that fire all right it's burning me a stop ahead yeah I see it see they got this dear title to you hear that yeah yeah it looks like Jake was right yeah very better stop here and look around before we go out and open you can see pretty good from her yeah see anything whitey no I don't see any men around you know do I you'll bet somebody's been there that steers hold tight and there's a brandy nice in the fire they're running I'm still changing brands you know I'd look like them rustlers have been busy all right well seems how nobody's around let's get out there maybe we can find something that'll lead us to the gang yeah that's good idea something must have scared them away said look at that steer I'm so hungry I could eat him raw there's no fair taking a bite out of the evidence no but that's your life too somebody changed the brand of the steer here change the brand let me see sure did what they change it to the turner brand now why do you suppose they did that well I don't know yet give us the brand before let's see if we can make it out looks like it might have been all right you do take a look come on tenner put him up and don't try and it breaks corn and chef Steven hey what you got your guns on us for yeah don't tell me you're dumb as all that's on her who's the time they would you tell me why this fellow I'm just a wandering cowboy I come up from Texas and I just let me be here with the turner yeah well it looks like he just got here in time to get into plenty of trouble yeah of what she drives in that scene plenty clear to me turn it looks like we caught your red handed what me at what brain blotting that's what you're going too far yeah it ain't so maybe you can explain this hog-tired steers them running iron the fire the whole set up to play in a day for sure and lucky we've seen the fire so I know it was right in the rain I guess we got them rustlers all right yeah they know doubt about it chef I suppose you get the horses now watch these hombres we take them back to town and crime right job on the truth behind all this will come out of the trial corn you're a big girl is this is a dream of the they can't come with the innocent men maybe not boys maybe not but your case ain't ever gonna be tried hey what do you mean by that corn all of much boys nothing much only I'm going to make it my business to see that the two of you hanging from a tree before morning it looks as though thorns plot is working will he be able to carry out his threat against Whitey and Jack and what about lightning Jim will Pete Abbott scheme to ambush him at big rock work we'll find the answers to these questions in the exciting second part of this thrilling adventure which will follow immediately new Jim visits broken horn lightning Jim is in his room in broken horn little knowing that Pete Abbott spawned right-hand man has planted trap and kill him there's a knock on the hotel room door come in yeah what's gonna do for you be yellow will me come help you up me in what way me no wrestlers and where they meet tonight will lead you there you pay me money so that today you'll take me to where I'm meeting for a prize huh you know I'm not so keen about this idea yours but I gotta get them rustlers some way and so far this looks like the best bet I've seen alright lead on yellow wolf we're going to big rock yellow wolf that's all let me see it with you sure who's under good boy Winchester repeater sure nice guns what you do why you look in rifle magazine or just wonder what kind of ammunition you use that's all you know yellow wolf you ought to keep this magazine for him full you've gone back just like there's three bullets fire gun back me put away you know I was shot at the day three shots to funny ain't it well give rifle back why'd you shoot at us today yellow wolf who put you up to it me no shoot me no shoot oh yes it did this rifle yours tells the story and I got you covered with it come on up with it quick because my trigger fingers just it's been for act no no no shoot me we tell me tell all where that's better go on spill it for him make me do me no want but him make me on a thought so where were you taking me just now to big rock feet he waits there feet have a thin width on and he's waiting to kill me well I don't like to disappoint people so I reckon I'll have to go there and meet him but him kill you sure I don't think so yellow because I ain't going to follow his plan I got one of my own now this is what I want you to do yellow wolf bring him here to me so I could get him see me fall down on the job I don't have to build turn it did you I killed him all right didn't I Ruslan if his plan works why turn will be hung before morning that don't sound like making any mistakes does it when we do good jobs maybe I want to save your measly hide you'd better do a good job from now on yourself huh me do be what we do now and if it gets down and take care of lightning Jim so he don't bother the boss come on let's get going I'll save you the trouble you can take care of me right now like Jim what are you doing here I got a little business with you business what kind of business Abbott I'm arresting you for the murder of Bill Turner put them up I don't know what you're talking about conversation with the yellow wolf here I got you dead to right I think you're pretty smart don't you have a little taken one of man when I wanted right on to break it out of it yellow wolf it was him or me but we ain't got time to talk now Abbott's dead but from what he said before it looks like Jack Turner's in the peck of trouble come on yellow wolf we got to get back to town before it's too late meanwhile back in Broken Horn Whitey and Jack Turner have been thrown into jail to await trial on charges of rustling thorn has gone to the golden wheel to stir up the cattlemen there in an effort to have them take the prisoners from jail and lynch them we find Whitey and Jack disgusting the situation every slight in him was her oh why don't you tell the sheriff who you are and it get us off without any trouble well it's like a tour you get I can't do that I got to be polite to get there but what if he don't get here in time remember what thorn said about hanging us he'll get terrible right by galley said we said something eat I'm so hungry I could eat my cart please well how could you sit there and talk about food Whitey don't you realize that our lives are in danger I can't help that I'm still hungry hey you hear that Whitey you always sounds like torn is getting the mug together that's what I've been afraid of let's look out and see once like the mean business alright they sure do Whitey you got to tell him who you are Jack if they come in here I'll kill them all right but maybe the sheriff can stop them he's out there now but they call me and I'm here to stop this little necktie party what do you mean stop it we got these two rustlers red-handed and we're gonna string about that right boys you happen to be having a thorn that's right I may or broken heart that's what I thought you sent for me to catch them rustlers didn't you yeah but we don't need you now we already got him these are men that's right one of Jack Turner the others are no good cattle thief from Texas now that's from funny thorn you see I was certain you was behind all this rustling Marshall and oh Marshall you ain't got no call talk to me like that when I got evidence to back up what I say yellow wolf I want you made to listen to me this Indian yellow wolf was in the employee of amnith on he knows all about foreign rustling activities and some other murder included that right yellow wolf that right me no me take my word I heard yellow wolf and feet of it talking together and they gave away the whole set up on an Abbott was doing the rustling and they tried to send it on Jack Turner that was a frame up you'll see them two men over there couldn't be the rustlers because that too headed one happens to be white he lost my deputy mark I tried to tell you but you wouldn't give me a chance well know what you said torn see let me out of here he got them like he got them in here come here on well you're ready to talk now I thought I thought don't shoot again don't you he's right I was behind it I'll tell you all about it well I guess that's all we need to know now couple you take him into the jail lock him up sure we will come on oh my legs you go to yellow wolf I'll see you get as light ascended as possible back gently slightly in your short came her in time now don't tell me you were afraid I wouldn't get you in time to stop the hanging whitey so I wasn't thinking of that bag jump in him and it oh I was afraid that they'd hang me before I get the chance to eat and so ends another exciting experience in the thrilling lives of lightning Jim Whipple and whitey Larson United States Marshals of the Old West