When a clever clairvoyant and the ghost of a murdered Indian girl ask a wandering warrior priest and his remarkable mule for help with a burial, resistance from the locals threatens to make them all permanent residents of the cemetery in 1880 Santa Cruz. "The Odd Fellow's Champion" is a standalone weird western tale set in the "Holy Heretics" universe. Rated PG-13 for violence and language. Approximately 8,300 words.