01895cam a2200265 4500 396380929 TxAuBib 20191029120000.0 120213s2012||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 2012005415 9781611734232 1611734231 (OCoLC)776874762 TxAuBib Brand, Max, 1892-1944. The steel box : a Western duo / Max Brand. Large print ed. Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2012. 415 p. (large print) ; 22 cm. Steel box -- Praire pawn. Prairie Dawn tells the story of Paul Torridon who is being held hostage by the Cheyenne Indians who call him White Thunder. They believe that he cured Whistling Elk's son from a menacing illness and brought rain when others had failed to do so. Though Paul has been rewarded with many riches, he still seems unhappy, and the Cheyenne chief decides to undertake a dangerous mission to kidnap Nancy Brett from Fort Kendry. The Cheyennes believe that will make White Thunder happy enough to voluntarily stay with them. In the title story, The Steel Box, Lew Sherry and Pete Lang accept an offer they simply can't resist. Oliver Wilton is willing to pay the cowboys $1,000 a day for ten days to protect him from danger that has him living in a state of terror. A seafaring man has arrived at the inn in town and has made no secret of the fact that he's come to settle a score with Wilton. In the meantime, his niece for whom he manages a half-million dollar trust has been seen target practicing with a gun equipped with a silencer. Oliver Wilton has reason to fear for his life, but can two unwitting cowboys save it? 20191029. Large type books. Western fiction.