Alex gets a call for help from the one person he least expected to need or want help.
His actions were swift and decisive as he and his tutor load their horses and head west on the train. The trip is filled with unusual and mysterious passengers getting involved with Alex and his tutor who is growing into a western man. As the duo closes the distance to their destination, unknown problems occur and new partners are joined in the move east to Adobe.
Alex learns more of what is happening at the JBL ranch as he arrives a few days before the surge to wipe our the Long family. People die for greed as the good persist in overcoming evil.
Great character and action, intrigue and plots but too many mistakes. Wrong use of words wrong names. One answer from a character and the next sentence is the next character with no breaks in between. You have to reread to realize a change of characters happened