The mark of Cain

"The mark of Cain by W. C. Tuttle" is a Western novelette written in the mid-20th century. It centers on a legendary gunman who tries to bring law and decency to a violent railroad boomtown, confronting a ruthless saloon boss and a past identity mystery marked—literally—by the “Mark of Cain.” The story follows Streak Malone, who accepts the marshal’s badge in Silver Butte and recruits outlaw Mack Shell as his deputy to ...