The Pony Express rider by Earl C. McCain
The enchanted kingdom by Nevis Shane is a short Western adventure story written in the early 20th century. It likely centers on a young Pony Express rider facing perils on the trail while confronting questions of honor, reputation, and redemption. A young Kentuckian, Dixie Rollins, arrives at Ross’s Post hoping to prove himself as a Pony Express rider under the watchful eye of superintendent Jim Slade. His stern older brother, Clint, distrusts
him due to rumors from a Sacramento mine robbery. Jack Settes, a notorious gunman tied to that crime, pressures Dixie to steal an incoming letter that would exonerate an innocent man and implicate Settes. Dixie refuses, determined to carry the mail and clear his name the right way. With quiet support from Mildred Ross, who overhears Settes and later recovers an incriminating note from his room, Dixie anticipates an ambush in the sandstone buttes. Using his knowledge of Settes’s gun trick, he outmaneuvers and kills the outlaw in self-defense. Clint arrives too late to help but admits he misjudged his brother. The crucial confession proceeds with the mail, saving the condemned man, while Dixie wins both vindication and Mildred’s love, and reconciles with Clint. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | McCain, Earl C., 1890-1979 |
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| Title | The Pony Express rider |
| Original Publication | New York, NY: The Frank A. Munsey Company, 1925. |
| Series Title | Produced from the November 28, 1925 issue of Argosy All-Story Weekly magazine. |
| Credits | Roger Frank and Sue Clark |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Western stories |
| Subject | Outlaws -- Fiction |
| Subject | Brothers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Pony express -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77347 |
| Release Date | Nov 27, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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