Show THE STORY SO FAR on their way to the new cottonwood to gold diggings in colorado in the early seventies rob art allson easterner eastern erand and his bis 11 partner Suck guck Hayden a veteran minor miner witness the hold up of 0 a stage coach from which the ex cx press box is stolen before the bandl bandits is are scared off among the holdup hold up victims are mrs con stance deans deane and mrs barnaby who intends to open a restaurant in cottonwood gilson meets meats marcus randy handy editor on its hla way dostart to start the cottonwood courier arriving in town gilson and hayden together purchase a mining inic claim A threatened lynching lunching lyn ching Is averted by the bravery of chris mcgrath town marshal gilson becomes disgusted with gold fold digging what with its unending labor and small rewards and so BO the sudden appearance ot of shorty croly old time partner ot of buck Is in not altogether disconcerting to him GI allson ison takes a job on the courier and arranges to sell his share in the claim to shorty his acquaintanceship with mrs deane ripens As the courier grows crows in power a civic spirit Is awakened Follo following a crime wave which the marshal seems to overlook handy in his newspaper demands a cleanup clean up gilson meets mrs deane in a notorious section of the camp io 10 love with her and knowing she has a Irus husband band gilson noting that she seems upset about something attempts attempt to comfort her |