The Wolf and the Man: A Western Story

The attacks of the huge lobo Gray Cloud have caused a price of $2,500 to be put on his head. It falls to big Dave Reagan, considered little better than a half-wit in that part of the range, to find the monster held fast in two of his traps. Something in the fearless animal's eyes keeps young Dave from killing the wolf. Instead he releases Gray Cloud, who is unable to walk, and rescues him from a prairie fire that threatens them both. Dave brings Gray Cloud home and chains him in a shed, expecting that, as a result of this feat, his cousins will finally come to respect him. But as far as they are concerned, this is the time to put a bullet in Gray Cloud and claim the reward. What they didn't anticipate is that Dave would object to their plan. Dave escapes with Gray Cloud into the wilderness, and it is there that the two become indelibly attached. However, before long, both Dave and Gray Cloud become fugitives, having to protect each other as they attempt to elude their pursuers.