A novella and stories. In the novella, Rustler Roundup, the lone hero outwits a gang of cattle rustlers, Desperate Men is on a prison break during an earthquake, and in the title tale a cowboy finds women more of a challenge than a cattle drive.

Caprock rancher -- Elisha comes to Red Horse -- Desperate men -- The courting of Griselda -- End of the drive -- The lonesome gods -- Rustler roundup -- The skull and the arrow.