When he was 19 years old, Neal Clark shot two men who were holding up a bank. A third robber, younger than Neal, got away, but the fellow, Ed Shelly, warned Neal he'd be back for revenge. Eight years later, Neal is married, with a young daughter; he's manager of the bank and owner of his late father's ranch, the Circle C. But he's having a problem: a couple of shady characters have come into town looking for investors in their bogus irrigation project. Neal has refused to lend people money to buy into the project, and this has made him pretty unpopular in town. And if that ain't bad enough, a stranger appears bearing a letter for who's at risk, his family.--From back cover.