Summary
In the jagged, mist-choked crags of the Tennessee mountains, a primal animosity between the McLane and Conover clans serves as the crucible for The Adopted Son. When 'Two Gun Carter,' a fugitive of Texan dust and gunpowder, stumbles upon the fratricidal murder of young George Conover at the hands of Henry McLane, a strange alchemy of guilt and empathy binds him to the bereaved family. Assuming the mantle of the fallen son, Carter navigates a labyrinth of tribal loyalty and burgeoning romance with Marian Conover. The narrative reaches a crescendo when Carter proposes a ritualistic duel to sever the cycle of violence, only to find the stakes escalated by abduction and a harrowing cliffside confrontation. The resolution hinges on a revelation of bloodline that transcends the very feud it sought to extinguish, merging the warring houses through a paradox of birthright and chosen kinship.
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A feud has existed between the McLanes and the Conovers in the Tennessee mountains for many years. "Two Gun Carter" leaves Texas after a shooting fray and arrives just in time to witness George Conover's death at the hands of Henry McLane. Carrying young Conover's body to his family, Carter is very moved by their grief that he agrees to become their adopted son and subsequently falls in love with Marian Conover. In an attempt to put an end to the feud, Carter suggests a duel between himself and Henry McLane, but Henry refuses, and so, to uphold his family honor, Tom McLane, the clan leader, accepts the challenge. In the midst of the match, news arrives that Henry has abducted Marian. Carter rushes off and rescues Marian just as Henry and his horse plunge over the edge of a cliff. Carter then demands that an end be put to the feud as he himself was a born McLane and now plans to marry Marian Conover.
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