THE DRUMMER

ARLEN COOP IS A TRAVELING SALESMAN, A DRUMMER. IN MID-19TH CENTURY WESTERN U.S. NORTHERN PLAINS STATES OUT OF HIS BASE IN DENVER, HE TRAVELS HORSEBACK, BY TRAIN OR BUGGY TO SMALL TOWNS IN A REGULAR ROUE. TALKING TO STOREKEEPERS AND RANCH FAMILIES. FROM HIS EXPERIENCE AS A YOUTH IN RURAL PENNSYLVANIA, AND AS A SNIPER DURING THE CIVIL WAR, HE AS ATTAMED MASTERFUL SKILLS AS A MARKSMAN. HE USES THESE SKILLS IN A SECOND CAREER AS A PAID ASSASSIN. HE GUIDES HIS SALES ROUTES BASED ON THE ASSIGNMEN...