When Reason Cordell is shot out of thesaddle after being caught red-handed rustlingStirrup C cattle, he is sentenced to hang by ajury of ranch hands out for blood.Yet fate intervenes when the owner of theStirrup C makes Reason an offer no sane mancan refuse and that is to take orders from onedesignated man for one year, learn the ropes,and half the ranch will be his; or else be turnedover to the law for just punishment.But, there's a catch. Reason takes orders fromno man. Especially one he's sworn to kill!And, unknown to them both, there is oneenemy among the ranch hands dead set onthwarting Reason's success.No matter how many men have to die in theprocess.