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"Here are two short novels by Lewis B. Patten, written at the height of his powers, collected nowfor the first time in book form. Dance-Hall Gal is the story of young Tom Otis. Since he was oldenough to ride herd, he worked on his father s Anchor Ranch. When his father died suddenly, heinherited Anchor. It was then that Will Geier of the Adams City bank informed Tom that therewas a lien on the ranch because of a $10,000 note owed to the bank by Tom s father. Geiersuccessfully prevents Tom from rounding up any Anchor cattle to sell in order to pay the note,and arranges for the ranch to be sold at auction. It is a narrow corner in which to be, and Tomdiscovers that his only ally appears to be Lily Street, a singer in the Colorado Saloon.In Hang Him High, after ten years away, some of that time riding with an outlaw gang, Lew Moffitreturns to the family ranch outside the town of Kennebeck.
About the Author
aka , Len Leighton, (with Lewis Byford Patten was a prolific author of American Western Novels, born in Denver, Colorado. Often published under the names Lewis Ford, Len Leighto and, Joseph Wayne.
