The Drifter - Gunsmoke Westerns Author:Will Cook Pete Dannifer had drifted into town from nowhere, and he had planned to drift right out again - until he got tangled up with the girl, Tammy, and Neal Shute. There was no way out for Dannifer now. If he left, Shute would take the girl by force. If he stayed, Shute would get him - one way or another.