Max Brand 
Dan Barry’s Daughter 

A girl of eighteen named Joan Daniels, grown up in seclusion on a ranch, begins her adult life in a wide world, where secrets will be revealed and love will be found.


When Harry Gloster returns to camp and finds his mining partners murdered, he panics. Unknown in the town of Wickson, Gloster knows he’ll be accused of killing them for their share of the gold, so he sets out for Mexico.


On route, he chances upon Joan and begins to fall in love with her. Suddenly, Gloster finds himself surrounded by a posse – he has lingered too long! Now, Harry Gloster must choose fast… stay and risk hanging or run and forget the girl.