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Mon, Mar 5, 1956
A writer of westerns named Sinclair Mason comes to town attempting to learn more about the notorious Lowery gang, which robbed and terrorized the area many years ago. He says he will pay well for information that helps his stories.
The sheriff and his deputy suggest he speak with Granny Wilcox, who lived in these parts as a little girl and might recall stories about him. They note that she lives on a very limited income but won't accept charity, so payment for information might be appealing to her.
As it turns out, Granny knows a great deal about the Lowery Gang, because Boyd Lowery was her father and she has spent most of her life living down the scandal and living down the name. In her words, "the Lowery gang stopped at nothing: stage coaches, banks, anything that held money. Boyd Lowery was the worst of the lot, only a devil could have led those men. The more they took, the more they wanted."
One of the gang's most notorious crimes was a robbery in 1895 of the express train near Grover where they stole fifty thousand brand new silver dollars from the Denver Mint which have never been recovered. There was a lot of shooting and the guards were killed, and one gang member, who was buried in an unmarked grave along the trail. The others didn't get very far. Before sundown, the Posse found them and killed every one of them. "It was their due; an eye for an eye."
Sky and Penny then learn that the man claiming to be Sinclair Mason is an imposter and alert Granny that she should be careful if he comes snooping around.
The sheriff and his deputy suggest he speak with Granny Wilcox, who lived in these parts as a little girl and might recall stories about him. They note that she lives on a very limited income but won't accept charity, so payment for information might be appealing to her.
As it turns out, Granny knows a great deal about the Lowery Gang, because Boyd Lowery was her father and she has spent most of her life living down the scandal and living down the name. In her words, "the Lowery gang stopped at nothing: stage coaches, banks, anything that held money. Boyd Lowery was the worst of the lot, only a devil could have led those men. The more they took, the more they wanted."
One of the gang's most notorious crimes was a robbery in 1895 of the express train near Grover where they stole fifty thousand brand new silver dollars from the Denver Mint which have never been recovered. There was a lot of shooting and the guards were killed, and one gang member, who was buried in an unmarked grave along the trail. The others didn't get very far. Before sundown, the Posse found them and killed every one of them. "It was their due; an eye for an eye."
Sky and Penny then learn that the man claiming to be Sinclair Mason is an imposter and alert Granny that she should be careful if he comes snooping around.
Mon, Mar 12, 1956
Sky and Penny unwittingly become involved in sabotage when they visit their friends Major Dave and Denise McKay. An enemy agent has attached a time bomb to Major McKay's car, setting the fuse to explode while the Major is working at an army special-projects base. When Denise and Penny borrow the Major's car, they are placed in grave peril.
Mon, Apr 30, 1956
A young rancher's alfalfa crops seem to be dying and they can't figure out what is causing his crop to dry up. Sky volunteers to fly samples to a lab in Tucson, with the promise to have their report back later that afternoon. Turns out that someone has been putting weed killing poison in the crop duster. If something drastic isn't done in the next two or three days, the crop will be lost and nothing will be able to grow there ever again.
Sky calls Penny and tell her that the crop needs to be cut right away, so she needs to round up as many people as she can. Luckily there is a ranchers' meeting at the local Farm Bureau, so she hurries over in hopes of enlisting others to help with the mowing.