Wanting to do the right thing, Jim Curry the elder rode into town toexplain what happened to Sheriff Mason, and though the sheriff accepted his explanation, he insisted Jim be locked up to await trial. Then the real trouble began. Not wanting to spend even one night in jail, Jim knocks down the sheriff - and believing he has killed him - flees.

When he arrives at the ranch he shares with his son Jim Curry the younger, they decide the only thing to do is fight off the posse of hooded horsemen that arrives in short order. The posse is only interested in one thing - hanging Curry. And if his son defends him, they’ll kill him too. When a shot kills his father, Jim Curry the younger has no alternative but to run – making him an outlaw.

This trio of stories about the life and destiny of Jim Curry, is vintage Max Brand! Brand's Western stories are considered among the best in the genre and have been translated into every major language and adapted for film and television.