Wilkie John Liquorish may be a young man, but he's no greenhorn. So far in his short, hard life, he's dug graves, driven cattle, and nearly dangled from the end of a hangman's noose - no thanks to his ungentlemanly enemy Gentleman Jack Delaney. Now Wilkie's been newly deputized as a Texas Ranger - and the real fun begins... At Fort Concho, Wilkie John receives word that a bounty hunter is tracking the notorious outlaw known as Phantom Bill. Wilkie John has ever reason to join the party: duty, honor, redemption, maybe even fortune and fame. But he has one reason to be wary: the bounty hunter is Gentleman Jack. He tried to Kill Wilkie John once. This time, he might succeed...