Burning of the Strange Nest (Illustrated) (The Weird West Tales of Deputy Marshal Lee Winters Book 5)

Peril Press presents:
The Weird West Tales of Lee Winters vol 5
by Lon Williams

Real Western Stories, April 1956
Deputy Marshal Lee Winters:
THE CUCKOO'S NEST
by Lon Williams
This troupe of traveling actors were presenting a play dealing with the execution of King Charles the First of England at the hands of the Puritans. Lee Winters had heard about this struggle from the history books that his wife had read to him, and the actors certainly looked impressive dressed up in the costumes of Cavaliers and Roundheads. But they seemed to have trouble getting a man to play the role of the King—every man they picked seemed to disappear soon after. . . . Then Winters was selected to play the famous role. . . .
5500 Words

Real Western Stories, August 1956
A Lee Winters Story
THE WATER CARRIERS
by Lon Williams
It seemed to the deputy marshal—especially when he rode alone—that he lived in a world where he did not belong, or in a time long departed . . .
5400 Words

Real Western Stories, October 1956
Deputy Marshal Lee Winters
SUSPENDED ANIMATION
by Lon Williams
This was the strangest corpse anyone in Forlorn Gap had ever seen, for in the unfortunate's pockets was a note reading: “….Please do not bury me. I am not dead.”
5000 Words

Real Western Stories, December 1956
Deputy Marshal Lee Winters
THE STRANGE PIPER
by Lon Williams
Suddenly, all the menfolk around Forlorn Gap were drifting away to dig shadowy gold, while womenfolk were mysteriously being killed . . .
4600 Words

Real Western Stories, February 1957
Lee Winters Story
MEN BURNING BRUSH
by Lon Williams
How could anyone be burning so much brush out here on Alkali Flats? And these were the strangest-looking men that Lee Winters had seen in a long time.
4800 Words

This Edition includes the original illustration plus a gallery of 4 of the 5 magazine covers from the issues of Real Western Stories these stories came from.