David W Bailey – författare

They waited silently, each man in his own thoughts. After what seemed like hours, Doctor Ray Campbell came into the waiting room. As Jericho, Asa, and Abner came to their feet, Jericho asked, "e;well, Ray?"e;Ray Campbell looked solemn and replied, "e;we almost lost her, Jerry. She had a temp of one-hundred and four. We got her temperature down and she's resting comfortable now."e;All three men, replied, "e;thank God."e;Doctor Campbell said, "e;yeah, she got lucky."e;

A Troublesome Wind, picks up where Apache Raids leave off. It seems that wherever Slim, and his sister, Jenny goes, they find trouble, or is it trouble finds them? However you look at it, they draw trouble to themselves like bees to honey.They have been delayed in Ringgold, Texas from going North to Comanche, Oklahoma, and home because the Northbound stage was late due to being attacked by a Comanche war party, and everyone on board was killed, and scalped. Slim, and Jenny had to wait for the stage to be brought in by Sheriff, Ira Bingham of Ringgold, Texas, and a posse of men, then, wait for a new company driver to be sent for and then wait for the new driver to arrive.Coupling their troublesome wind to those who were left of the Ridge Riders, and the troubles they had in Comanche with Devlin Wade and his guns for hire, it was just one troublesome wind after another.When Slim and Jenny finally made it home to Comanche, trouble was, again, waiting for them, but this trouble was more of an emotional kind, and very much expressive to a more sensitive outcome. They were unprepared for the shocking revelation.The remaining Ridge Riders, then befriended Slim, and his family in their effort to rid themselves, and the town of Comanche, Oklahoma of the troublesome Devlin Wade, and his guns for hire.'A Troublesome Wind', is never a good thing.

Eli Jefferson left his home in Sweetwater, Texas, intent on doing as a good son should, and helping to raise the money his father needed to pay the upcoming bank note. After finishing a cattle drive and earning the money needed, Eli set out for home, ecstatic.As he neared home, Eli was bushwhacked by an unknown gunman. The bullet creased his head and left him with amnesia. With no memory of who he was, he stumbled unknowingly on the burned remnants of his family's ranch. His mother and father had both been brutally murdered, and the cattle stolen.Befriended by a group of men who'd found and helped him, along with a few he'd met on the drive, Eli and his friends form a 'posse' in search of clues to the murders and burnings of ranchers and their homes in the surrounding area. Together with the sheriff and his deputy, they rush to end the string of violence and the men causing it.

Captain Josiah Edward Stewart, 5th Battalion, 1st Cavalry, assigned Fort Archer, Arizona territory has been accused of negligence & cowardess in the face of the enemy.Found not guilty, Colonel Bream gave Captain Stewart and Captain Allen Moody a two week furlough.During an Apache attack against a stagecoach they were on, Captain Stewart was bound while Captain Moody was wounded. Captain Stewart and Captain Moody outfitted themselves to track and find the Apache who attacked the stage.

Slim has come home, and he has brought with him three men who has sided with the Siringo family to eradicate the menace known as Devlin Wade. However, the way to do that is still in question. Simply shooting the man, as Will Ferguson has suggested, is still under advisement, but it is against the law providing there is no proof of his wrongdoing. The man cannot simply be tied to anything illegal. Everything, at least on paper, looks to be above board and legal as the day is long. Slim has lived through Apache raids, as well as, troublesome winds that seems to be blowing over the land. With the country in turmoil of a civil war looming, and Devlin Wade harassing Comanche, Oklahoma, there is no peace anywhere.There is a howling wind blowing the spirit of ill will towards civil war. Despite the chill in the air of this civil unrest that may lead into a civil war, Slim and his family are on high alert for anything and everything Devlin Wade sends their way. Before Slim and Jenny returned home, Slim had said this would be a search for information, but he hadn't been home for a full 24 hours until he had all the information he needed. His brother, Randy was dead by an assassin's bullet. They believe that order came from Devlin Wade. Then, an evening raid on his home perpetrated by Devlin Wade resulted in the death of one of his guns for hire. A howling wind is more than just noise. There's cause and effect.

This is the story of Big Jim Bowdry, an ex-City Marshal of Hays, Kansas.He had gained a reputation with his fists, as well as the lightning speed of his .45 caliber pistol, if, and when it was necessary. He took no guff from anybody. Although he was a good-natured man, he saw things logically, and looked only at the facts, and the evidence. He had always said, "e;I'm not the judge, or jury. I just carry out the letter of the law for the state of Kansas."e; When he went after a man, he was like a dog on a bone. He wouldn't let go until he brought that man, or men in to jail for trial.He was City Marshal of Hays for 5 years, then he gave it up. His reason? A woman named, Esther. Esther Stiles. She wandered into town, and captured the heart of Big Jim Bowdry. 'Big Jim', as he was often called, stood well over six feet, with broad shoulders, and the stamina of a running horse. He never forgot a friend, nor turned his back on a man who needed his help. He always met you with a smile, and a vigorous handshake.Now, he's aged some, and he and Esther are married. They moved around a few times, trying to outrun his reputation with a gun, bu, his reputation always caught up with him.Leaving Atchison, Kansas, they moved to an out of the way small town of Cottonwood, bought a small farm, and tried to live a normal life. They bought a few head of cattle. Even seeds to grow wheat to subsidize the income from the cattle. He bought himself a bull to sire calves in hopes of growing a large herd, but with his reputation, it has caused a small rift between him and Esther. The heat that hit Kansas didn't help matters any. He lost a few cows, and the thought of selling the bull, bothered him greatly.Then, the shooting in Cottonwood jeopardized his life with Esther, again.

'Lengthening Shadows', are dark clouds forming over the country with the threat of civil war looming on the horizon. For the last six months or so in Comanche, Oklahoma, the only war that was being waged was the war against a man named, Devlin Wade. He has waged war against the people of Stephens County. The man was ruthless, clever, and heartless in his dealings with the folks of Comanche and the surrounding county area. Wade had caused one grievous act after another only to be exonerated due to lack of evidence. He kept everyone in Comanche on edge, and well aware of his ruthlessness. What folks didn't know was, what would Wade do next, and when would he do it. In the midst of this turmoil is the Siringo family and anyone associated with them, such as Mike Eagan and his drovers. Mike sold the cattle that Wade wanted delivered, but Mike sold the Texas scrub cattle to Richard Siringo.Flynn McDonagh, Seamus O'Neil, and Casey O'Connor had finally reached Waco, Texas at last. They could not find their connections in Waco as of yet. They were in a hurry to get rid of the wagon of weapons to their contacts in Waco. Taking their weapons wagon to Etsy's barn, and a man to guard the wagon, the other three went to the Buckhorn saloon to wet their throats, but primarily to find their contacts. Prior to Etsy's barn, they had gathered a crowd around their wagon wondering what was on it. When asked what was on the wagon, Clancy told them he didn't know, it wasn't his wagon. He was just getting paid to guard it and not let anybody take a look see. This caused a stir with a few men, and it wasn't long until the sheriff A.K. Masters came on the scene. They kept the contents of the wagon from everyone, especially the U.S. Cavalry. They did not want the guns confiscated due to threat of civil war.2nd Lieutenant Jamie Carlson and his ragtag detail of troopers, who were now afoot after a Comanche Indian ambush of the 4th Cavalry, D troop. Wounded and mercilessly in pain from their wounds, they finally made it to Whitesboro, Texas. They were taken to a doctor named, Larry Crittenden by a man named, Charley Biggers  and his wife, Rea, who come upon them in their buckboard just out of Whitesboro. Sergeant Major Del Dickerson sent a telegram to Fort Richardson letting the Colonel know what had happened, where they were, and asking for help. The troopers were given rooms at the hotel awaiting troops from Fort Arbuckle where it was easier for Doc Crittenden to care for his charges. Waiting for help from Fort Arbuckle was somewhat a blessing because it afforded the troopers however that much time to recover from their wounds, and it allowed Doc Crittenden to administer his aide to their wounds.These accounts are intertwined in this, the 5th book of the Slim Siringo series. The everyday accounts of three undertakings at the same time herein, affords the reader of life in three aspects of life on the frontier. A story inside a story, inside a story. One of war before a civil war, and one of hurried secrecy, and yet, another one being a story of determination of will and rescue. You will enjoy all three accounts.

Danny Siringo, who likes to be known as, Slim, his nickname, enters Paris, Texas in search of a doctor for a friend who had been horned by a cow causing a bad wound. A bad storm had come up at night with lightning, rain, and thunder causing the steers to run. Quite a few dead cows, a few dead horses from the remuda. Men wore out, cold, wet, and very surly. Slim was chosen to go to Paris and bring back a doctor. While there, Slim met a woman he had planned to marry at one time, bu, she called the wedding off. Chet Early, trail boss left for Paris in search of horses to replenish his remuda. Then, as luck would have it, Slim's sister, Jenny, found him in Paris, Texas after she had gone searching for him to let him know there was trouble at home. After hearing what the trouble was, Slim and Jenny boarded a westbound stage to go home. They had traveling companions, as in 2nd Lieutenant Jamie Carlson and his wife, Susan fresh from West Point. An Irishman named Flynn Patrick McDonagh. The stage run into trouble after more trouble with the Apache, as well as, a of group of rough, tough, and rowdy men who, at one time, helped chase an Apache war party away from the Walnut Ridge Way Station where the stage was under attack. Slim and Jenny were going by westbound stage to Ringgold Barracks and Way Station, then, from there, north across Red River into Oklahoma, to Comanche and home, but, the northbound stage was late. Very late. Stranding Slim and Jenny in Ringgold, Texas.

Hate Behind the Gun is a tale of an old man in 1889 at the age of 78 years old. His name is Benjamin Leonard Singletary. He resides in a quiet, peaceful little town of Happy Jack, Arizona wanting to spend the rest of his days in quiet solitude. But this quiet solitude is broken when a man with his last name comes to town declaring that Ben had abandoned him and his mother, and for that, the man was going to gun him down with hate behind the gun. What will happen when father and son finally meet for the first time?That question is answered in, "e;Hate Behind the Gun"e;

'Wind River', is a tale of the Sioux uprising along the Big Wind River, and in the Wind River Valley, the Indians call, 'Valley of the Warm Winds'. The Wind River is in the territory of Wyoming, and this story is a fictional tale from the year of 1868. The main character, Jeb Winslow is thrust into the survival against the Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Pawnee and Ute Indians. He is a mountain man who was attacked with two of his friends, both were killed, and he was only wounded but, played dead. The Sioux stole their furs, beaver pelts, horses and a mule, leaving him for dead.He was later picked up by a supply train from Fort Bridger to Camp Nelson, where he later became a scout for the Army. He was, therefore, looking for pay back for his friend's death at the hands of the Sioux. Revenge, if you will. This fictional story is set against the back drop of the Big Wind River, and the Wind River Valley. Jeb's exploits, and his endeavor to survive this tumultuous era in American history, is fanciful at best. Though the story ends without any reconciliation between the Indian and the US Army, it still becomes clear of the dangers, hazards of the life in Wyoming in 1868, and beyond.

After three years of conducting a vengeance trail against the Sioux and Cheyenne when his parents were killed up on the Medicine Bow, Lin Allan Cooper finally came back to the place he now calls home, North Ridge, New Mexico only to find the ranch that he and his best friend, Frank Shimmer had built from the ground up had been bought by another party who paid past due tax debts, as well as, an overdue mortgage. Stage holdups, murder, and a personal vendetta against Coop, as he was called was carried out. Will the sheriff of North Ridge, county of Malone stop the stage holdups? Or, will the Army who the governor had called in to intervene stop the stage holdups? 'Only time will tell.

The year is early nineteen-seventeen. It is near the end of winter in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The snow has blanketed the landscape in white. The wind howled something fierce the day before, which had caused Jericho to put more wood on the fire in the fireplace in the living room. There were snow drifts everywhere. The wind had scattered the snow into piles. Trees were covered with snow to the point that most of the thin trees bent from the weight of it.This morning though, the kitchen was quite warm due to the stove and the heat that came from it. When Jericho and Sarah had finished their breakfast, they both rose from the table. Sarah took the plates and silverware to the sink to wash as Jericho headed for the living room. Sarah stared out the kitchen window at the bright blue sky."e;Looks to be a real nice day today, Jerry,"e; Sarah said. "e;The sky is blue. Very few clouds, and there's no snow or wind to speak of."e;