The Arrival of the Man

The Coming of the Law

by Charles Alden SELTZER (1875 - 1942)

A young Easterner, Hollis, a newspaper reporter, arrives in a small western town, to inherit his father’s ranch and his newspaper. He discovers that the town and the entire county are controlled by an unscrupulous cattleman, Dunlavey. This guy is a law unto himself, stealing cattle from his neighbors, who are powerless to defend themselves because he also owns the local sheriff. Can Hollis overcome these obstacles and insure that the county is run by the rule of law? (Summary by Richard Kilmer)

Listen next episodes of The Coming of the Law:
After the Storm , Afterward , At the Circle Bar , Autumn and the Gods , Campaign Guns , Concerning the "Six O'Clock" , Dunlavey Plays a Card , Forming a Friendship , Handling the Law , Hollis Renews an Acquaintance , How a Bad Man Left the "Kicker" Office , How a Rustler Escaped , In Defiance of the Law , Norton Makes a Discovery , Picking Up the Trail , Proof of Gratitude , Ten Spot Uses His Eyes , The Arm of the Law , The Bearer of Good News , The Coalition , The Girl of Dry Bottom , The "Kicker" Becomes an Institution , The "Kicker's" Candidate , The Lost Trail , The Rule of Cattle , The Rustler , The Sear and Yellow Days , The Tenth Day , To Support the Law , "Woman--She Don't Need No Tooter"