Project Gutenberg 2024-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 111 Coburn, Walt 1889 1971 Coburn, Walter John Coburn, Walter J. A notched gun $aNew York :$bThe Butterick Publishing Company, $c1928. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "A Notched Gun" by Walt Coburn is a short story written in the early 20th century. This tale delves into the themes of redemption and the violent legacy of the Old West, following the life of a notorious killer as he navigates a tumultuous path marked by crime and the struggle for survival. It presents a character study of Sam Graybull, a man haunted by his past, yet compelled to do something noble for a friend in need. In the gripping narrative, Sam Graybull, a hardened outlaw, executes a cold-blooded bank robbery only to find himself facing a moral dilemma when he discovers that his only friend, Pete Peralta, is in dire need of help due to his wife's life-threatening condition during childbirth. Despite his violent nature and the heavy toll of his past actions represented by the notches on his gun, Graybull chooses to ride through harsh conditions to fetch a doctor, showing a flicker of humanity and loyalty. The story culminates in a tragic but poignant ending, where Graybull falls in a gunfight, but not before ensuring that his bounty money goes to Pete and his family, thus giving his life a semblance of meaning amid his violent legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/AdventureV068N0519281115 20240704182518coburn 1928 US Reading ease score: 96.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Short stories Western stories Outlaws -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 47339 2025-06-29T08:54:02.119912 text/html 23459 2024-07-12T07:11:02 text/html 308216 2025-06-29T08:54:04.511894 application/epub+zip 306987 2025-06-29T08:54:02.942937 application/epub+zip 133882 2025-06-29T08:54:02.447896 application/epub+zip 820047 2025-06-29T08:54:05.766929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 813553 2025-06-29T08:54:04.115929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40787 2025-06-29T08:54:02.010921 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21080 2024-07-12T07:11:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16324 2025-06-29T08:54:05.895904 application/rdf+xml 22512 2025-06-29T08:54:02.670887 image/jpeg 3965 2025-06-29T08:54:02.556889 image/jpeg 572388 2025-06-29T08:54:02.132936 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia