Wanted: dead or alive. He had the meanest reputation in the Southwest--the law had nailed him with every unsolved holdup, horse theft, and murder in the territory, but he was innocent. He was just too busy ducking lead to prove it--then he met the Texas Ranger and found the chance to clear his name. In exchange for a Governor's pardon, he agreed to go out alone after the Cheseldine Gang, the most vicious outlaws of the time, but he had gotten his break--the odds said he'd pay with his life.