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Man Hunt on Dead Yank Creek

Story Stats

Rating: 4
Grade Level: 5, Adult
Page count: 19
Categories: Adventure

Author

Robert Edmond
Alter

Appeared in

Consider the Evidence: Stories of Mystery and Suspense

Story Summary

Chad, an alligator wrestlin' escaped convict is headed into the swamp where he knows the Sheriff and his men can't catch him. His old friend Jube, who wants him to finish his sentence and start a new life, decides the only way to stop him is to put himself in the path of a hungry alligator knowing Chad would never let him die.