The Bar Act

At the annual Cowtown rodeo, Leonard "Len" Carter stands above the rest as the brilliant, maddening king of trick riding, forever devising stunts that leave rival cowboys awed, irritated, and desperate to catch up. This lively Western tale turns on his latest secret invention, the mysterious "Bar Act," which he guards so carefully that the other riders are driven into a comic panic trying to uncover it before showtime. When the rodeo program announces Carter's act, suspicion erupts into a midnight spying mission. The rivals sneak out to trail him, following his car to the barns and then plunging into a grueling cross-country chase after a horseman carrying a wrapped mystery object. But the night only deepens their confusion, leading them through rough country and even into a graveyard before the humiliating truth emerges: they have been chasing the wrong man. Outwitted and exhausted, the trick riders are left behind while Carter continues refining his secret stunt, in a story rich with humor, rivalry, suspense, and cowboy ingenuity. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.