Blood and Iron by Max Brand

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“One way only—Death.” This was the message that Walt Devon intercepted by chance in the gold-crazy town of West London. A murder was being arranged and Devon intended being around when the shooting started. What Devon didn’t know was that he was supposed to play the part of the corpse.

A four part serial novel.

Blood and Iron – A serial—Part I—Life is raw in the gold-mining town where Walt Devon is beset by deadly, unknown enemies
Chapter I – This Death Signal
Chapter II – The Zero Hour
Chapter III – A Confession
Chapter IV – A Gambler Shows His Hand
Chapter V – A Tip From The Sheriff
Chapter VI – In The Lions’ Den
Chapter VII – Devon Springs A Surprise
Chapter VIII – Conflicting Viewpoints
Chapter IX – A Thunderbolt From Jim
Chapter X – Telltale Footprints
Chapter XI – The Gathering Of The Mob

Part II – Part II—Death stalks the trail, as the lure of a pretty blonde complicates Walt Devon’s battle with mysterious foes
Chapter XII – Lucky Jack’s Sister
Chapter XIII – Slugger Lewis
Chapter XIV – A Bullet Between The Eyes
Chapter XV – One Way To Prevent Hanging
Chapter XVI – A Mysterious Disappearance
Chapter XVII – Devon Seeks Excitement
Chapter XVIII – The High Sign
Chapter XIX – A Cat-And-Mouse Game
Chapter XX – An Unexpected Meeting
Chapter XXI – A Bearer Of Ill Tidings
Chapter XXII – A Brutal Crime

Part III – A serial—Part III—Murder, arson, robbery and conspiracy form a grim network which a debonair gambler is trying desperately to break through
Chapter XXIII – The Cabin In The Clearing
Chapter XXIV – The Stolen Horses
Chapter XXV – A Trap For Lucky Jack
Chapter XXVI – Jack Contemplates Hanging
Chapter XXVII – The Get-Away
Chapter XXVIII – Jim Gathers Evidence
Chapter XXIX – Just A Friendly Stroll
Chapter XXX – Dead Men Tell No Tales
Chapter XXXI – The Disappearing Herd
Chapter XXXII – The Mysterious Rider
Chapter XXXIII – Prue Is Cross-Examined

Part IV – A serial—Part IV—Walt Devon’s life hangs in the balance, out on the frontier of civilization, while a gang of criminals plays its last card
Chapter XXXIV – The Yellow Peril
Chapter XXXV – A Touch Of Chivalry
Chapter XXXVI – A Rendezvous
Chapter XXXVII – A Dangerous Young Man
Chapter XXXVIII – Judas Iscariot
Chapter XXXIX – Marked Cards
Chapter XL – Devon Gets A Chance
Chapter XLI – The Unholy Trio
Chapter XLII – Uninvited Guests
Chapter XLIII – The Eyes Of Prue Maynard
Chapter XLIV – At The Trail’s End

Max Brand was the pen name of Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 – May 12, 1944), born in Seattle, Washington. In his lifetime, Faust is estimated to have written nearly fifteen million words using eighteen different pen names including Max Brand, George Owen Baxter, Walter C. Butler, George Challis, Evan Evans, Frederick Faust, John Frederick, Frederick Frost, and David Manning, and others.

Blood and Iron is a four part serial novel that was published in Munsey’s Magazine in 1929. It was later republished as Timbal Gulch Trail.

Blood and Iron has 64 illustrations.

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