After being shanghaied in a plot to have him declared dead and take over his ranchero and other properties, Don Ricardo, disguised as a peon, returns to Old California, and begins the fight to reclaim what is his. With the aid of his sweetheart, Dorthea, and the mission padres, Don Ricardo succeeds.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
The year is 1836 and the location is Monterey. Having been shanghaied by his cousin and having spent two years on the high seas, Don Ricardo returns. Posing as a peon he takes a job on his own rancho where he finds papers that will enable him to regain it. He has been declared dead but he practices with his sword awaiting the day he and his cousin will fight a duel to the death.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>