“The Slickers”
by L. Ron Hubbard

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Publication date: September 1936

Original publication: Detective Fiction Weekly

Genre: Mystery & Suspense

Story description: With the help of his Colt .45 and a few tricks, a grizzled Arizona sheriff teaches the New York City police a few elementary things about dealing summary justice.

Currently available as part of the Stories from the Golden Age series, in the book The Slickers.