The hell bent kid / a novel by Charles O. Locke.

Statement by Henry Restow -- Narrative by Lohman -- Lohman starts his trip -- Lohman starts across the dry -- Lohman near his finish -- New acquaintances for Lohman -- Lohman does some shooting -- Camp has some more visitors -- Letter from Amos Bradley to Henry Restow -- Lohman turns south -- Lohman meets a stranger -- Mrs. Bawbeen takes a hand -- Lohman makes a getaway -- The trail south -- The tool-shed door -- Lohman finds his father -- Lohman meets a relative -- Lohman goes to a party -- The letters of Bradley and Restow -- Statement by Amos Bradley to Restow on the occasion of his visit.

"A crack shot more skilled with a rifle than are men twice his age, eighteen-year-old Tot Lohman has no intention of using his genius for evil. But when a fight erupts at a schoolhouse dance, Lohman is forced to defend himself, and a young rancher named Shorty Boyd winds up dead. The Boyds are numerous, powerful, and vicious, and they want revenge. With no one else to turn to, Lohman sets out across canyon country to reunite with his ailing father in New Mexico Territory. The journey will be long, hot, and perilous, and to survive it, this mild-mannered boy must become the cold-blooded killer he never wanted to be."-- Amazon.com.