Cattle drovers waiting to deliver their beef to the railhead at Gloribee are making life miserable for the townspeople, but Jim Hardie won't accept the stock until they're cleared by a veterinarian. The local doctor died under suspicious circumstances and Hardie convinces his son, also a vet, to examine the stock and help solve the older man's death.—David Bassler
The deceased local doctor--who also acted as the town's veterinarian--died under suspicious circumstances. When one of the cattle drovers becomes ill from a major infection, Hardie persuades the late doctor's son, also a practicing physician (although not a vet) to help conduct an investigation. Together, they discover a devious plot involving cattle infected with anthrax.—Garry Herron