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PAYNE, RONALD CHARLES (1922-1963); see pseudonym John Castle (chron.)
PAYNE, ROSALIND E. (chron.)

* Problems in Dressmaking, (ar) Woman’s Home Companion Nov 1901, Mar 1902
* Remodeling of Gowns, (ar) Woman’s Home Companion Nov 1901
PAYNE, STEPHAN (chron.)

* Rickey Rides Again, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Apr 27 1946

Action Monthly #6 195?; comedy western

* Sagebrush Oasis, (ss) Ranch Romances Jun #1 1941
PAYNE, STEPHEN (1888-1970); Prolific writer of westerns. Born in North Park, Colorado; died in Denver, Colorado (?). (chron.)

* Abner’s Last Ride, (ss) Ranch Romances Oct #2 1956
* According to the Cavvy, (ss) Short Stories Jan 25 1926
* Aggravating Cowhand, (ss) Ranch Romances Dec 1938
* Ananias Valley, (ss) West Apr 20 1926
* Bad Medicine, (ss) Thrilling Western Jul 1935
* Badland Oasis, (ss) Zane Grey’s Western Magazine Mar 1970
* The Balloonatic, (ss) Flyers Dec 1929
* Bandit Built, (nv) West May 26 1928
* Bandit Duds, (ss) Thrilling Western Apr 1936
* Bandit for a Day, (n.) Thrilling Ranch Stories Sep 1947
* Bandit Payoff, (ss) Texas Rangers Dec 1943
* The Bandit Trail, (nv) Popular Western Oct 1947
* Bar F Dogies, (ss) Street & Smith’s Western Story Magazine Jul 22 1933
* Barbed Hook, (na) Ranch Romances Jan #2 1948
* Barbed Wire, (ss) Zane Grey’s Western Magazine Apr 1970
* The Bareback Roper, (ss) Wild West Weekly Sep 1 1928
* Battle [Tubby Morrison], (ss) Lariat Story Magazine May 1926

CbySU Dec 1926

* Battle Spring, (sl) Ranch Romances Jul #2, Aug #1, Aug #2 1950
* The Bear and the Race, (ss) Short Stories Jul 25 1928

Short Stories (UK) early-Dec 1928
Short Stories Mar 1954

* Beartooth or Bust!, (nv) West Aug 7 1929
* Before Midnight, (ss) Ranch Romances Feb #1 1928
* Beyond the Badlands, (sl) Ranch Romances Dec #2 1936
* Big Boots, (ss) West Jun 30 1928
* Big Windy, (ss) Western Short Stories Sep 1956
* The Bigger Theft, (ss) West Jun 26 1929
* Blind Bullets, (ss) Western Trails Jul 1933
* Blind Pocket, (ss) Thrilling Ranch Stories Jul 1936
* Blind Trail, (ss) Ace-High Magazine Sep #1 1929
* The Blister Kid, (ss) Western Rangers Jun 1931
* Bob Carlin’s Catch, (ss) West Feb 20 1927
* Bobtailed Bovines, (ss) West Apr 5 1926
* A Bone to Pick, (ss) The Masked Rider Western Magazine Jun 1943; Dogies Lead a Rancher to. a Showdown.
* The Borrowed Horse, (ss) West Dec 24 1927
* Borrowed Hosses [Bucko and Gumbo], (na) The Masked Rider Western Magazine Jan 1944
* Boss of the V7, (ss) Short Stories Jan 25 1928

Short Stories (UK) early-Jun 1928

* The Bounty-Hunters, (ss) Best Western Jul 1952
* The Brand Clue, (na) West Mar 6 1929
* The Brand Code, (ss) Two-Gun Western Stories Dec/Jan 8-29
* Brennan’s Comeback, (nv) Thrilling Ranch Stories Nov 1947
* Buckaroo Boots, (ss) Western Rangers Oct 1930
* Bull for Breakfast, (ss) Frontier Stories Sep 1931
* Bunch Grass Butchers, (ss) Short Stories Sep 25 1926
* Bunch-Grass Butchers, (ss) Short Stories Sep 25 1926

Short Stories (UK) mid-Feb 1927

* Bushwhacker, (nv) Popular Western Apr 1947
* The Busy Butcher, (ss) Giant Western Sum 1948
* Camp Aflame, (ss) Cowboy Stories Jan 1935
* Cash on the Hoof, (ss) Ranch Romances Apr #2 1938
* Cayuses Outclassed, (ss) Air Adventures May 1929
* The Chained Dog, (ss) Zane Grey’s Western Magazine Jan 1970
* Christie of Nine Mile Canyon, (ss) Thrilling Ranch Stories Sep 1949
* Cloudy at the Clover Leaf, (ss) Ranch Romances Feb #1 1933
* Clue of the Stolen Spurs, (ss) Triple-X Mar 1931
* The Coffee Kid, (ss) West Mar 31 1928
* Colddecked, (ss) Western Novel and Short Stories Aug 1952

Lone Star Western (Australia) v1 #1 195?

* Colt Collect, (ss) Western Trails Oct 1931
* Colt Showdown, (ss) The Rio Kid Western Feb 1950; Range lad Billy Arnold just could not help being a gun-meddling button.

The Rio Kid Western (Canada) Feb 1950

* Compliments of Dusky, (ss) West May 20 1927
* The Cop and the Key, (ss) Detective Fiction Weekly Aug 8 1936
* Cottonwood Fruit, (ss) Thrilling Western Jun 1935
* Cow Killers on Twin Bells [Blondy], (ss) Wild West Weekly Jun 13 1931; A couple o’ waddies find some skunks among their cows.
* Cowboy in Bad, (ss) Western Romances Jan 1937
* Cowboy Sit-Down Strike, (ss) West Jun 1937
* Cowboys’ Code, (ss) Texas Rangers Sep 1957
* Cowhide Con, (ss) West Feb 18 1928
* Cowhide Savvy, (ss) Western Trails Nov 1931
* Coyote Blooded, (ss) Western Supernovel Magazine May 1933
* Credentials, (ss) West Oct 22 1927
* Dead Man’s Pocket, (ss) Short Stories May 10 1928

Short Stories (UK) mid-Sep 1928

* Death Rides Herd, (nv) Thrilling Ranch Stories Feb 1935
* Death Rides the Storm, (ss) The Rio Kid Western Jun 1942
* The Deep Brand, (ss) West Aug 5 1926
* Desperation Drive, (ss) Street & Smith’s Western Story Mar 8 1941
* The Dogged Bulldogger, (ss) Thrilling Western Feb 1934
* Double-Cross Range, (nv) Western Trails Apr 1936
* Down the River, (ss) Lariat Story Magazine Oct 1926

CbySU May 1927

* Dry Valley Ranch, (ss) Thrilling Ranch Stories Oct 1945
* Duty Versus Beauty, (ss) Ranch Romances Sep #2 1927
* Empty Saddles, (na) Ace-High Magazine Nov #2 1932
* An Even Trade, (ss) Thrilling Ranch Stories Dec 1934
* The Fake Cattle Buyer, (ss) Short Stories Feb 25 1928

Short Stories (UK) early-Jul 1928

* Feathers, (ss) West Aug 20 1926
* Fencepost Funeral, (ss) Real Western (Canada) Nov 1944
* The Fightin’ Doctor, (ss) Ace-High Western Stories Apr 3 1929; also as “Six-Gun Medicine”.

Ace-High Magazine Apr #1 1929

* Fighting Talk, (ss) Thrilling Western Jun 1946
* The First Day, (ss) Zane Grey’s Western Magazine Jul 1970
* Fisherman’s Luck, (ss) Thrilling Western May 1950
* Five Hundred Dollar Wolf, (ss) Wild West Weekly Sep 22 1934
* Flockmaster for a Night, (ss) West Nov 3 1928
* Flowers for a Hoss, (ss) West Jun 5 1926

Avon Western Reader #4 1947

* Flying Stirrups, (nv) Five-Novels Monthly May 1931
* Followin’ the Herd, (ss) West Dec 17 1927
* Four Horses—All Balky, (ss) West Jan 22 1930
* Fresh Notches, (ss) West May 12 1928
* Fuzzy Plays His Hand, (ss) Ace-High Magazine Mar #2 1930
* Gamblin’ with Death, (ss) Ace-High Magazine Feb #2 1931
* The Game and the Goat, (ss) Two-Gun Western Stories Jul 1929
* The Girl and the Gay Rodeo Rider, (ss) Rodeo Romances Aug 1949
* The Girl in the Cottonwood, (n.) Ranch Romances Dec #1 1944
* The Girl Sheepherder, (ss) Thrilling Ranch Stories Jan 1950
* The Goat on the Andiron, (ss) Wild West Weekly Feb 18 1933
* The Gold Brick Cattle Company, (ss) Short Stories Jun 10 1928

Short Stories (UK) mid-Oct 1928

* Gold Fever, (ss) Ranch Romances Feb #1 1948

Ranch Romances (Canada) Apr 1948

* Got-a-Notion Ned, (nv) Ranch Romances Jul 26 1946

Ranch Romances (Canada) Oct 1946

* The Gray Streak, (ss) Ace-High Magazine Mar #2 1933
* A Greased Saddle, (ss) All Western Magazine Jul 1936
* Guardian of the Pass, (ss) West Sep 5 1926
* The Gun, (ss) 1937

All Western Magazine Apr/Jun 1950

* The Gun Dummy, (ss) Western Trails Apr 1937
* Gun Guardian, (ss) Blue Ribbon Western Oct 1941
* Hair-Trigger Misses Fire, (ss) Ace-High Magazine Nov #2 1929
* Hardcase Holiday, (ss) Western Novel and Short Stories Sep 1949
* Harriet Meets the Kid, (ss) Ranch Romances Sep #1 1929
* Hate’s Brandin’ Iron, (ss) Western Rangers Mar 1931
* He Had It Coming, (ss) Real Western Stories Jun 1951
* He Rides No More With Men, (ss) Ace-High Magazine Apr #1 1933
* Hell Twister on Wheels, (ss) Western Trails Jul 1942
* Help and Hay, (ss) Short Stories Apr 10 1928

Short Stories (UK) late-Aug 1928

* Her Chuck Wagon Lover, (ss) Thrilling Ranch Stories Apr 1945
* Her Own Boss, (ss) Real Western Romances Dec 1951
* Herdin’ Trouble, (na) West Sep 22 1928

Short Stories (UK) early-Jan 1930

* The High-Peaked Black Hat, (nv) Popular Western May 1946
* The Hint, (ss) Thrilling Western Sep 1942; Sticking a rustler with the goods may be difficult, but—.
* His Majesty, the Bronc Fighter, (ss) West Mar 20 1927
* His Own Medicine, (ss) Range Riders Western Aug 1946
* Honorable Thieves, (ss) West Feb 11 1928
* Hook ’im Cow, (ss) West Oct 1 1927
* Horse Thief Pass, (ss) Thrilling Ranch Stories Nov 1948
* Horseshoe Nails, (nv) Thrilling Western Jun 1947

Thrilling Western (UK) Mar 1956

* Hospitality for Sale, (ss) Ace-High Western Stories Jul 1942
* Hoss Apiece, (ss) West Sep 20 1926
* Hoss Thief Trail, (nv) World Stories Mar 1934
* Hoss Thieves, (ss) Ace-High Magazine Jan #2 1931
* Hoss Thieves and Heel Plates, (ss) Wild West Weekly Dec 31 1927
* Hot-Lead Ransom, (ss) Western Aces Dec 1942
* If the Boot Fits..., (ss) Zane Grey’s Western Magazine Jan 1948
* Immejit Results, (ss) Ace-High Magazine Oct #2 1929
* Jerk-Line George, (ss) Ace-High Magazine Apr #2 1933
* Johnny Crisman’s Blind Date, (ss) Ranch Romances Dec #1 1946
* Johnny Grows Up, (ss) Golden West Romances Apr 1950
* Just Dick, (ss) West Jun 22 1932
* Justice on the Prod, (ss) Ace-High Magazine Feb #1 1930
* The Kid and the Wild Bunch, (ss) Wild Western Novels Jan 1936
* Killer’s Choice, (ss) Dime Western Magazine Jan 1934
* Killer’s Conscience, (ss) Ranch Romances Aug #2 1957
* Killer’s Night, (ss) Ace-High Magazine Aug #1 1931
* Kirby Bill, (ss) Ranch Romances Mar #2 1957
* Kiss Your Stake Good-by, (ss) Ranch Romances Sep #2 1947
* Last Ride, (ss) All Western Magazine Aug 1937
* Last Stage Out, (nv) Thrilling Western Jul 1945
* Lead a Horse to Water, (nv) Western Rodeo Romances Spr 1951
* A Lead Slingin’ Waddy, (ss) Triple-X Sep 1931
* The Letter and the Outlaw, (nv) Thrilling Western Jul 1947
* The Little Extras, (ss)

Thrilling Western (Canada) Feb 1949
Thrilling Western (UK) Dec 1953

* A Little Jag of Grub, (ss) Thrilling Western Apr 1948; Ed Gilson finds bein’ neighborly sure takes a heap o’ rememberin’.
* Lobo Range, (ss) West Jan 28 1928
* Locoed Buster, (ss) West Aug 21 1929
* Lonely Graves, (ss) Street & Smith’s Western Story Magazine May 18 1940
* Long Bow Bill, (ss) Thrilling Ranch Stories Mar 1947

Thrilling Ranch Stories (UK) Aug 1947

* Lost Hero, (ss) Ranch Romances Jan #2 1951
* Lottie the Long Tailed, (ss) West May 5 1926
* Lou’s Horse Thief, (ss) Ranch Romances Aug #3 1930
* Love’s Relay Rider, (nv) Rodeo Romances Win 1946
* Luck of a Buster, (ss) Lariat Story Magazine Jun 1929
* Lucky Breeches, (ss) Ranch Romances Jul #1 1945
* Lying for Life, (ss) West Apr 20 1927
* Lynn of the Bar V Ranch, (nv) Rodeo Romances Apr 1948
* A Maid and a Rider Afraid, (ss) Ranch Romances Jan #1 1928
* The Man-Builder, (ss) Texas Rangers Oct 1944
* Man-Hunt, (ss) Ace-High Magazine May #1 1930
* Mavericks, (ss) Ranch Romances May #1 1947
* Mavericks Is Mavericks, (nv) West May 15 1929
* Medford of Swallow Fork, (ss) Rodeo Romances Dec 1949
* The Midnight Roundup, (ss) Lariat Story Magazine Dec 1927
* Mixed Brands, (ss) West Apr 2 1930
* Mr. Clark Wakes Up, (ss) Ranch Romances Dec #1 1948
* The Muleshoe Killer, (ss) Red Seal Western Apr 1936
* The Music of Spurs, (ss) Ranch Romances May #1 1941
* My Brother, Jeff McCracken, (ss) Thrilling Ranch Stories Win 1952
* Mystery Horse, (ss) West Jan 23 1929

Western Yarns Fll 1943

* Nerve of a Range Rider, (ss) Thrilling Stories Dec 1929
* Night Wrangler, (ss) Cowboy Stories Sep 1929
* Nighthawking the Cavvy, (ss) The Rio Kid Western Jul 1946; A tough band of rustlers find they must contend with a greenhorn kid.
* No Peace for Rockyfellers, (ss) West Jul 9 1930
* No Such Animule, (ss) West Aug 27 1927
* Old Timer, (ss) Exciting Western Jan 1947
* On the Shelf Trail, (ss) Ranch Romances May #1 1939
* Once an Outlaw, (ss) Lariat Story Magazine Jul 1926

CbySU Feb 1927

* One December Day, (ss) Ranch Romances Jul #1 1943
* A One Man Roundup, (ss) Short Stories Sep 10 1928

Short Stories (UK) mid-Jan 1929

* The Outlaw Pilot, (ss) Ace-High Magazine Mar #1 1932
* Over Whitecap Range, (ss) Golden West Romances Fll 1950
* The Pest, (ss) The Saturday Evening Post Apr 28 1945
* Pete from Pinion, (ss) Western Rangers Feb 1931
* The Phantom Herd of Windhego Range, (n.) Thrilling Ranch Stories Jan 1949
* The Pilgrim Was a Fox, (ss) Western Yarns Jan 1943
* A Present for Allie, (ss) Ranch Romances Mar #2 1950

Exciting Western Stories (UK) Feb 1953

* Pulp Profile: Stephen Payne (Brnt House), (cl) Double Danger Tales Oct 1998
* The Puncher Who Couldn’t Get Fired, (ss) West Sep 3 1930; as “The Puncher Who Couldn’t Be Fired” in Table of Contents.
* Quartz Magic, (nv) Ranch Romances Feb #1 1949

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