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Cover of Conversation

Conversation

Davis, J. Frank (author)
Short story • The McCall Company (in Blue Book Magazine) • April, 1930
Keywords: Western short story, Texas gunfighter fiction, 1930s pulp Western, showdown duel, psychological Western, frontier justice tale, classic Western literature, gunslinger confrontation, Old West honor code, vintage Western pulp

In a Texas town where deadly quarrels are settled with guns and justified by honor, young Curly Stewart faces an impossible choice: flee before a notorious gunman returns to kill him, or stand his ground despite knowing he can't outdraw his opponent. When Jim Begley forces a showdown after Curly criticizes his cowardly killing methods, Curly must rely on something deadlier than a fast draw—nerve-shattering conversation that turns the tables on a man who once hid behind a bulletproof vest.

Cover of The Coast Guardsman

The Coast Guardsman

Carleton, W. E. (author), Molt, William (illustrator)
Short story • The McCall Company (in Blue Book Magazine) • February, 1930
Keywords: Coast Guard historical fiction, Cape Cod adventure, Prohibition era smuggling, maritime suspense, rum-runners, betrayal and redemption, New England setting, nautical fiction, vintage pulp adventure

When a young Coast Guard surfman is falsely branded a coward by his superior, he risks everything to clear his name on the fog-shrouded shores of Cape Cod. Caught between duty and honor, Aubrey Sears must confront smugglers, treacherous colleagues, and his own doubts in a desperate fight that will determine not only his future in the service but his chance at love. In the shadowy world of Prohibition-era rum-runners and opium smugglers, one man's courage will expose a web of lies that reaches to the heart of his own station.