The Tracker A Western Story Author:Max Brand Tom Fuller, a fellow of incredible physical strength who has a way with horses, is generally regarded as a half-wit, having been fired from every job he's had. Then he's hired as a blacksmith's assistant, a job he can finally perform successfully. Oliver Champion, who comes by to have his horses shod, is impressed by Tom's ability and recognizes... more » him as the son of a renowned gunfighter. Tom's boss, far from being impressed by this revelation, fires Tom on the spot. Champion seizes the opportunity to propose that Tom, who is also an excellent shot, become his bodyguard. With no alternative, Tom accepts. It is a decision made in haste, as Tom soon learns that Champion is an escaped convict who has come West in pursuit of a master criminal -- the man responsible for the robbery for which Champion was imprisoned. Now Champion wants Tom to lead him through unfamiliar country in his quest for revenge.« less