The Pony Express rider: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Pony Express rider is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for McCain, Earl C. (1890–1979).
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The Pony Express rider by Earl C. McCain is a Western adventure short story written in the early 20th century. It follows a young mail carrier on the desert trail who must prove his honor while resisting an outlaw’s demand to sabotage a life‑saving delivery. Dixie Rollins, newly hired at Ross’s Post, aims to clear his clouded reputation and win the respect of his stern brother Clint and the trust of superintendent Jim Slade. Jack Settes, a deadly gunman from Dixie’s past, orders him to steal a letter racing through the Pony Express—a sworn confession that would save an innocent man and expose Settes. Dixie refuses, buoyed by the quiet faith of Mildred Ross, and rides knowing Settes will try to ambush him. Anticipating Settes’s famed gun trick, Dixie outmaneuvers and kills him; meanwhile Mildred has found a letter proving Settes’s guilt, and Clint, now convinced of Dixie’s integrity, rushes the mochilla onward to ensure the exonerating document gets through. The tale closes with Dixie’s name redeemed, brotherly trust restored, and a tender promise of love with Mildred.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Pony Express rider
- Author credits: McCain, Earl C. (1890–1979)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Brothers -- Fiction
- Outlaws -- Fiction
- Pony express -- Fiction
- Short stories
- Western stories
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