After struggling for years to work a raw-patch ranch in the arid flatlands of Texas, young Mitchell Newland learns that his herd of scrubby range cattle will fetch ten times their local price if they're driven to Montana. He strikes a one-sided deal with the devil, neighboring rancher Corliss Bilks, to back his play with cattle, men, and horses. Halfway to Montana, range pirates and a rogue Apache war party close in. With his trail team cut down to two bloodied men, Mitch collapses, far too late, and admits the old man has won the bet. But salvation in the form of a Basque sheepherder revives Mitch and his pal, Drover Joe, and Mitch realizes he isn't done yet.
Series:
The Trail Drive Series ; Book 32 Compton, Ralph. Trail drive series (Sound recording) ; bk. 32.
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