Brighter Than Gold

TO HER, HE WAS A HIFALUTIN' DANDY. TO HIM, SHE WAS AN IMPUDENT LITTLE HOYDEN. SOON THEY WOULD BE MAN AND WIFE.

A lucky turn of the cards gave debonair casino owner Rory Sheridan the deed to a piece of land that included a gold mine. But the deed had been stolen, as he soon learned from the rightful owner--an indignant young miss by the name of M. Frances Muldoon.

The San Francisco streets of 1889 were no place for a country girl,so Rory brought Frankie home to pass the night. But his sister, mistaking Rory's intentions, demanded that the wed at once.

The next morning, Rory awoke to find that his new wife had fled to her home on the wild Oregon border. When he caught up with his runaway bride, his tender concern awakened her innocent heart. But even as their passion bloomed into a joyous love, their lives were suddenly imperiled – by one of the toughest bandit gangs in the West!