Ride a shadowed trail

Joshua Ryder is an orphaned young man raised by an old ex-cowboy. After his guardian's death, Josh is hired to help drive a herd of longhorns from Texas to the cattle markets in Kansas. Along the way he falls in love with a ranchers daughter, but feels he must leave to bring his mother's murderer to justice. Who would lay bets on an eighteen-year-old going up against a seasoned, ruthless killer?