When fellow trailbreaker Rone Clawson asks him a favor. Skve Fargo would rather retreat to the mountains for a long-needed respite. But this is one favor he can't retuse. Clawson wants him to stand bv Iris side when he marries his true love in Great Salt Lake City. Never one to let down a fliend in need, Fargo agrees--and lives to regret it. For no sooner do the fi-iends get into town than Clawson is gunned down from behind.

The Trailsman vows to find the killers, riding a bloody trail to avenge his friend's death, uncover the vile vermin behind it. and let them know once and for all who the best man really is...