The Gunsmith 414: Death of a Gandy Dancer

Tom Allen was bidding for the job of cutting down a vast tract of lumber up in Oregon. But whoever won the contract had to win a lumberjack contest first! The competition included ax-throwing, pole-climbing, speed-climbing and log-rolling, so it was going to be quite a contest. But whoever won stood to earn himself a small fortune, so competition was stiff … in more ways that one.
Allen invited Clint Adams up to the aptly-named Beaver State to cheer him on. As soon as he arrived, Clint met Sally Hayfield, a busty blonde who was set to compete against the men. But even as the contest is underway, a ‘gandy-dancer’—a pick and shovel man usually associated with the railroads—is murdered. With Tom and Sally both in the frame for the killing, Clint has to turn detective to bring the real killer to justice. But that brings with it its own dangers ...