The Grave's in the Meadow

THE GRAVE'S IN THE MEADOW

After Dick Ludwell witnesses the murder of the young fighter, Billy Gonzales, he knows that he will be next. Mob boss Al Alonzo will surely find out that he spoke to Gonzales before the fight-the fight that the middleweight was supposed to lose-and wonder why Ludwell won big and Alonzo lost that night. But he doesn't have time to explain himself to Alonzo, because Gonzales' killer will be after him next.

Luckily for Ludwell, his old friend Harry is willing to help him out. Harry owns an old farmhouse upstate, and that's the perfect place to hide out. The previous owner is dead and buried on the property. But when Ludwell gets there, he finds that someone else has died in the house, a drifter named Louis Sampsell. The timing couldn't be better. Ludwell buries him with the previous owner, and assumes his identity. And that's when his troubles really begin.

Black Gat #77