The ranch of the tombstones

"The Ranch of the Tombstones" by W. C. Tuttle, is a Western story focusing on the adventures of cowboys Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens, two friends seeking employment who stumble into a dangerous mystery. While riding into cattle country, they become involved with the residents of the Half-Moon Ranch, including Mrs. Snow and the hapless Swede Sam, then learn about the ominous Tombstone Ranch and its feared owner, Amos Skelton. When a man named Quinin Quinn is found hurt, Hashknife and Sleepy find themselves unraveling a plot filled with deception, competition, and peril as they search for work on the ranches. With a mix of humor, friendship, and suspense, the story unfolds, drawing the cowboys deeper into a web of danger and intrigue among the ranches.