Starr of the Southwest

In "The Branded Sombrero," Clark Hallet leaves his sons a sad and terrifying legacy: his sombrero of many brands. Each brand with accompanying dots represents the number of cattle he once rustled from the brand's owner. Before his death, he pleaded with his sons, Starr and Lane Hallet, to alter the mistakes of his past, to sell their ranch and make restitution including interest to each of the brands. "Starr of the Southwest" continues the legend of the sombrero of many brands, now passed on to the second generation of Hallets, named Starr and Lane after their father and uncle. Lane Hallet is accused of the murder of Sheriff Donovan. Starr cannot believe that his brother is guilty, but his only clue is a mysterious rodeo rider, Rose of Lost Canada, who was present at the shooting and who has also disappeared. Cherry Wilson, born in Pennsylvania, enjoyed a successful career as a writer of Western stories for pulp magazines for twenty years, beginning in the mid 1920s. Over the course of her career she published over two hundred short stories, short novels, and serials.


Genre: Western