By order of Buck Brady

A small-town sheriff spends a roundup day calmly whittling while a feud between two rival cowboys over a woman threatens violence. He posts and enforces a notice requiring every man to surrender firearms to his office until departure, collects and locks the weapons, and faces friction from opposing gangs and drinking cowboys. The disarmament produces an uneasy truce as both parties watch the sun toward a prearranged time when hostilities would resume, testing the sheriff's authority, patience, and wits. The story mixes dry humor with frontier tension and focuses on practical measures taken to avert bloodshed during a volatile gathering.