Have Gun Will Travel Comics # 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

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THE COLONEL'S STORY

As Paladin helps a retired Army Colonel, he finds
himself trapped in a flame-threatened cabin with
a man accused of being a vengeful liar and
coward.

Before Paiadin can learn whether the Colonel's
story is false or his accuser's claim a lie, all face
the grim chance of death from Indians' guns.

MAN INT THE MIDDLE

Coming to the aid of a damsel in distress. Paladin
also comes in range of the vicious fists of the man
from whom she wants to escape.

When Paladin discovers why the girl is really
fleeing from the man, a desperate chase leads
him to a racing train and waiting guns.

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ALL SIX.

'"MY SIX~MAN RECONNAISSANCE PARTY WAS HIT SOON
AFTER WE ROPE INTO INDIAN TERRITORY/ 2 WANTED
TO USE OURSELVES FOR BAIT; HOPING THE MAIN BODY
OF My TROOPS WOULD REACH US IN TIME TO FINALLY
HIT THE INDIANS IN AN OPEN FIGHT...

"WE WERE IN A GOOD POSITION.' THE
INDIANS STARTED GATHERING.' MY PLAN
SEEMED TO HA VE A CHANCE WHEN I
GOT HIT IN THE LEG.

"Z LOST A LOT OF BLOOD AND WAS ONLY'
HALF-CONSCIOUS WHEN THE MEN WHIS-
PERED ABOUT FIGHTING THEIR WAY BACK
TO THE. MAIN BODY AND LOSING OUR
CHANCE TO HIT THE INDIANS...

ItTHEY FIGURED Z WAG GOOD AS DEAD,
AND WHEN THE INDIANS DREW BACH FOR
A MOMENT, THEY MADE A BOLT FOR IT...

"THE INDIANS STARTED AFTER THEM,
LEAVING ME ALONE/ BUT SIGHTING THE
DUST OF THE APPROACHING MAIN FORCE
THE BRAVES BROKE OFF THEIR ATTACK
7V AVOID A PITCHED BATTLE/ AS DUSK
CAMS, Z MANAGED TO SLjP OFEL.« ?

I COLLAPSED WHEN I
REACHED MY MEN .'MY
SECOND-IN-COMMAND
WAS SHOCKED TO SEE

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WANT REYENSE/Jl HELP; PALADIN, MAYBE
THEY WON'T SET

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TRYINSTO BURN
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THE MEW ARE OUTGIDE

CLAY.' THEY'RE UNARMED-

THEY CLAIM YOU MADE

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RAILROADED US I WTO A WOOSElfi

NOW WE'LLSEE

HOW GOOD YOU FEIiLOWS \

ARE AS GUARD HOUSE d
-i_, LAWYERS/ _

J^ 1 — - > MAYBE VOU 'RE RIGH^A

r I'LL SET VOU A FAIR HEARING FROM A

CIVILIAN JUDGE! IF HE FINDS CLAV IS*

THE COWARD AND NOT VOU, HE'LL KEEP VOU

FROM BEING TURNED OVER TO THE ARMY'

WE'RB/llL HEADING FOR
TOWN TO LET A CIVILIAN
JUDGE DECIDE IP THEY
DESERTED OR VOL) W
A COWARD AND MAD1
THAT WOUND.

TRICK, PALADIN? THEVZ

KNOW ONLY A MILITARY

COURT HAS JURISDICTION OVER

THEM/ THEY'LL RUKJ OUT ON THE

1 WAV TO TOWN/ THEN THEY'LL

TRV TO KILL ME AGAIN/

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/'RE FRIENDED INDIANS/THE
SMOKE I WAS MAKING BEFORE
L SIGNALED THEM TO RUN OFF '
J OUR HORSES fiNO FIRE OVER
f OUR HEADS' THEN T COULD
f FIND OUT WHO WA5 L.YINS AMD
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AS THE KID SLIP-HAMMERS HIS THIRD
SHOT, THE MARSHAL'S SUN FIRES

RED

HANDED

"Two express robberies in one month,"
said District Superintendent Max Barnes,
os he paced the office of The Kansas and
Western Railroad station. "Fifty thousand
in gold and greenbacks stolen inside of
thirty days," he gritted, as he addressed
his remarks to Kip Mason the rugged man
seated before him.

"Well, I'm here to help, Mr. Barnes. I'll
do everything I can."

"Mason, they tell me you're the best
railroad detective west of the Mississippi.
I sure hope you can get a line on the thtef
who's been breaking into our express cars.
He seems to know exactly when and where
a valuable shipment is going through. An-
other hold-up and it could be my finish as
district superintendent."

"When's the next express shipment go-
ing through?" asked Kip.

"Tomorrow night. Thirty thousand in
gold bullion for the bank at Tonopah."
Barnes gave Kip a sidelong glance. "What
are your plans. Mason?"

Mason shrugged. "Hard to say, sir.
Right now I'm going down to the printers'
to see about getting some more reward
posters turned out,"

"Posters!" grunted Barnes scornfully.
"Well, if you're going to wait until some-
body turns, over that thief for the re-
ward — •"

But Kip didn't even hear him. He had

already stepped through the door and
was heading toward the office ofth»Tw>
ritorial Sentinel, which turned out a weekly
newspaper and did Central City's print-
ing work as well.

"You foolish young pupl" called
Barnes. "You'll never get that thief that
way. He's too smart for you."

Sure enough the next morning a tele-
gram arrived from Tonopah. The train had
been held up and the express car robbed.
The smashed express box was being sent
bock to Central City on the afternoon
train.

That afternoon as Kip Mason examined
the express box on the station platform at
Central City, Max Barnes barged angrily
through the crowd of onlookers.

"And you call yourself a railroad de-
tective? Thirty thousand in gold gone —
and we don't even know who the thief
' was."

"1 think we'll know who he is sooner
than you think." said Kip. "He'll be car-
rying a sign."

"A sign?" said Barnes, frowning.
"What do you mean?" The crowd pushed
closer murmuring their curiosity.

Kip pointed toward the lock on the
opened express box. It was smeared with
a glistening livid red color. "When I vis-
ited the printer yesterday I borrowed
some red printers' ink from him and
smeared it on the lock of the express box.
The man who opened that box .will have
a red ink stain on his hand — a stain it'll
take days to remove."

Barnes extracted a handkerchief and
wiped his brow, "We'll, I hope you catch
him, whoever he is," he sold.

"I have caught him," said Kip as he
grabbed for Barnes's hand and'snatchsd
away the handkerchief. Barnes's palm
was stained with crimson.

As the sheriff's deputies dragged Max
Barnes away. Kip explained it all to the
lawman.

"Since the ihief always seemed to know
exactly when the. J shipments would be
made, 1 knew it had to be an inside job.
It was only a question of setting the right
kind of trap," he grinned. "You might say
I caught him red-handed/"

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WE'ISTHE VrHAT'5 PUTTING IT MILDLY'
REASON I \MV DARLING LITTLE LAURIE
wrote you; USA MAIL ORDER BRIDE/
HE BROUGHT J BUT THAT LUKE MOHOTONJ
ME HERE -<SENT A PHOTOGRAPH OF
UNDER FALSE] ANOTHER WAN AND LIED
PRETENSES/ j ABOUT^^BEING RICH

/THAT BULLET BLIRNEP HIS
I SKIN? BUT THE WAV HE'S
.Xji ROCKING THIS CARRIAGE
i\M*4^» X CAN'T FIRE '

I'VE A FUWNY FEELING THAT THERE'S
M0RE7O MISS LAURIE'S STORY THAN
SHE'S TOLD ME; BUT TILL SHE SH0W5
HER HAND, ALL I CAN DO IS PLAY
ALONS AND HOPE FOR THE BEST'

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SOQH AFTER, ON A SACK ROAD.

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MAKE THE TRAIN AT SEVEN/ CAN VOUSOARdW. MAKE TUAT U AND SOUND.'

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THE NIGHT?)SURE, MISTErT^
WE'LL PAY// GOT TWO ROOMS

SO THAT'S WHV LUKE'S CHA6IN»"«*l/\
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WITH VOL! FOR SAFEKEEPING, DtDN'TTHEV? I
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THE SEARCH S
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TO DELIVER /
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PALADIN COVERED, AND IN THE MORNING...

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LATER THAT DAV, AFTER TURNING THE
SANS AND MONEV OVER TO THE LAW...

MR. PALADIN,) VES, AND I FOUND A
PERFUMED J BOTTLE OF THE LADV'S
LETTER, IT A PERFUME WHICH IS
STILL SMELL) APTlXNAMEDf
NICE

HAVE GON, WILL TRAVEL

INDIAN SIGNALS

BY NIGHT OR DAY, PU INS INDIANS SENT MESSAGES TO
OTHER TRIBES FROM ONE BARREN HILLTOP TO ANOTHER.
BY NIGHT, FIRES WERE USED; BY DAY, SMOKE.

FLAMING ARROWS STOOD OUT AGAINST THE CLEAR NIGHT
SKY. THE NUMBER OF ARROWS SHOT AND THEIR DIRECTION
INDICATED THE MESSAGE. ONE FLAMING ARROW MEANT
WAR.

DURING DAYLIGHT, INDIANS WOULO THROW WET GRASS OR LEAVES ON A SMALL FIRE TO MAKE
IT SMOKE. TWO INDIANS HELD A BLANKET OVER THE SMOKING FIRE AND BY QUICKLY PULLING
THE BLANKET AND QUICKLY RECOVERING THE FIRE, THEY SENT PUFFS OF SMOKE INTO THE AIR.

THEY COULD MAKE LARGE OR SMALL PUFFS OF DIFFERENT
PATTERNS. EACH SIGNAL, LIKE OUR PRESENT DAY MORSE
CODE.CARRISD A MESSAGE. THREE QUICK PUFFS
MEANT DANGER.

AT NIGHT, A BRIGHT FLAMING FIRE WAS COVERED AND
UNCOVERED WITH A PIECE OF DAMP BARK TO MAKE A
LONG OR SHORT FLAME.ANOTHER METHOD FOR
SENDING MESSAGES.

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