“Vengeance Is Mine!”
by L. Ron Hubbard
Publication date: June 1950
Original publication: Real Western Stories
Genre: Western
Story description: Seeking revenge for the murder of his father, Whitey Bates ignores sage advice and heads out on a vendetta that is destined to end badly for all concerned.
Currently available as part of the Stories from the Golden Age series, in the title The Magic Quirt.