02332cam a22003973u 4500 77102 UtSlPG 20260610134803.0 m cr n 260607r20251929utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Winchester, Robert War paint Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from the November, 1929 issue of Blue Book magazine. Release date is 2025-10-21 Roger Frank and Sue Clark "War paint by Robert Winchester" is a pulp western short story written in the late 1920s. Set on the Texas-Mexico border, it blends swift frontier action with a whirlwind romance, focusing on Texas Rangers, cross-border raids, and a willful society girl drawn into their dangerous world. The plot follows Elaine Webb, a wealthy New Yorker visiting her army-officer brother in Texas, who trades barbs—and sparks—with young Ranger Bud Yancey. After witnessing a sudden street gunfight that leaves Bud wounded, Elaine drifts closer to him, only to quarrel when he blocks her from driving into a fresh skirmish. Soon Garcia’s bandits mount a major raid; soldiers rush out, and Elaine, circling by back trails, stumbles upon Bud and Sam Earp, bloodied yet still pursuing the fleeing raiders above the Three C ranch. Lieutenant Webb and his men arrive in time to finish the fight. In the aftermath, as Bud is carried out, Elaine confesses her love, and the story closes on their hard-won understanding amid the dust and danger of the border. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Chicago, IL: The McCall Company, 1929 Short stories Western stories Love stories Texas -- Fiction Texas Rangers -- Fiction Frederick, Ralph Produced from the November, 1929 issue of Blue Book magazine. https://archive.org/details/blue-book-v-50-n-1-1929-11 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77102 117824 117824