I’ve written about Amos Flagg before He’s sheriff of Sangaree County in the
Texas panhandle. Based in the town of Academy, he had only one deputy. The pair were the only law in the whole county.
Gunner Flagg, father of Amos, was a former outlaw that had come to live in Academy after his last stint in Huntsville Prison. Amos hadn’t seen him in twenty years when that happened. He’d decided to go straight, mostly, when a scheme blew up in his face.
Straight, but still a bit of a con man at heart, he’s got another scheme secretly going. Having written newspapers back east, he’d sold them on a series of articles on bad men of the west. Jesse James wasn’t long murdered and readers were hot on these Robin Hoods. Gunner’s idea was to secretly get word out that there was a place to hide in a valley of Sangaree and plenty of good food and liquor available. A photographer/news reporter was part of the plan.
The outlaws would get good provisions and a place to rest. All ythat would be required was an interview and a few pictures.
But, as with all Gunner’s scams, things go awry and Amos is left to smooth it out and rescue the hostages.
Another terrific entry in Clifton Adams’s western series.
Not The Baseball Pitcher 
Great looking cover, the kind I grew up with.