<p>These two tales set in the wild desert pit the forces of fierce nature against the sturdy character of the Western man.</p> <p><b>“Law of the Desert”</b></p> <p>Shad Marone is a lone gunman on the run from the law. He shot a man in a fair fight but the man was the sheriff’s brother and Shad knows he’ll never get a fair trial. He is being tracked by a man named Lopez and after three days in the desert it looks like they’ll both die of thirst—unless of course a miracle should happen.</p> <p><b>“Desert Death Song”</b></p> <p>Nat Bodine had a choice: to die by hanging or take his chances in the desert. But when a good woman believes in a man he finds the will to survive.</p>