Publisher's Synopsis
King Bill Hale has decided that he wants the graze in the high country for his cattle and to get it he must drive out the nesters. The first victim is a nester named Dick Moffitt, killed by King Bill Hale's riders. His 16-year-old adopted daughter, Sally Crane, and 14-year-old son Jack witnessed Moffitt's murder from their hiding place. They turned to a man named Trent for safety. Trent is actually the name that Lance Kilkenny has taken, hoping to escape his reputation as a gunfighter. Nita Riordan owns the Crystal Palace in Cedar Bluff, where she is protected by her half-Yaqui bodyguard. King Bill Hale wants Nita to marry him, but she is holding out for Lance Kilkenny, hoping that he will eventually overcome his scruples about leaving her a young widow. Kilkenny joins forces with the other nesters to defeat the powerful rancher.
