Max Brand

The Iron Trail Max Brand

YOU could not call Sheriff Cliff Matthews a natural detective, but you might say that he was an antitype of the true "law-hound," with a sense of humor added. He knew a joke when he saw one, and by dint of not taking himself too seriously he was continued in office as sheriff of Burnside County. However, he occasionally made an arrest, and at the very moment when we see him first such a rare event was about to take place. But he stood for a time at the door of the office, his hand upon the knob, and listened to his victim discoursing cheerfully within.