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The Trey of Spades

Tuttle, W. C. (author)
The Ridgway Company (in Adventure Magazine) • November 30, 1924
Keywords: classic western fiction, early 20th century Western, cowboy mystery, masked outlaw, frontier adventure, cattle range story, Western crime fiction, Hashknife Hartley, Sleepy Stevens, Oxbow Western town

In W. C. Tuttle’s classic Western tale, drifting cowpunchers Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens ride into the Thunder range hoping to find peace, only to discover a country shadowed by suspicion, family trouble, and a masked outlaw known as the Trey of Spades. As ranch rivalries, gambling rooms, and uneasy loyalties converge around Oxbow and the Maverick ranch, the two newcomers are drawn toward a mystery they meant to avoid. Blending frontier humor, hard-riding action, and old-range intrigue, this story captures the restless spirit of the cattle country at the edge of law and legend.

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I Buy Me Couple Horses

Tuttle, W. C. (author)
The Butterick Publishing Co. (in Adventure Magazine) • October 1, 1930
Keywords: frontier comedy, classic western humor, vintage cowboy fiction, horse ranch misadventure, American West short story, rural satire fiction, comic horse tale, Adventure magazine western, archival western literature

A wry frontier comedy unfolds when a man’s simple wish to own a couple of horses invites a parade of dubious bargains, hard-luck salesmen, and one unforgettable beast. Told in a sharp, colloquial voice, this classic Western sketch captures the hazards of rural ambition with deadpan humor and vivid period charm. W. C. Tuttle turns everyday misadventure into a lively portrait of optimism colliding with chaos on the range. Ideal for readers of vintage Americana, comic Western fiction, and literary cowboy tales.

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Jay Bird’s Judgement

Tuttle, W. C. (author)
The Ridgway Company (in Adventure Magazine) • April 3, 1919
Keywords: classic western fiction, early 20th century Western, humorous cowboy story, frontier ranch life, American West comedy, vintage western literature, cowboy misadventure, Old West ranch romance, comic frontier tale

Set in the rough country of the American West, this spirited frontier tale follows a ranch outfit whose search for a cook turns into a whirlwind of misunderstanding, gossip, and comic ambition. With dry wit, vivid ranch life, and a cast of unforgettable cowhands, W. C. Tuttle brings the open range to life in a story where practical problems quickly become social calamities. Blending humor, romance, and classic cowboy mischief, this early twentieth-century western captures the charm of tall-tale storytelling without losing its human touch. A lively period piece, it offers readers both laughter and a sharply observed portrait of ranch life on the range.

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Sun Dog Loot

Tuttle, W. C. (author)
The Ridgway Company (in Adventure Magazine) • August 30, 1924
Keywords: frontier justice, old west adventure, classic cowboy fiction, Western frontier mystery, sheriff crime thriller, stagecoach robbery, Western suspense novel, ranch country intrigue, historical Western fiction, small-town lawman

In Sun Dog County, Sheriff Brick Davidson faces a mounting wave of robberies, political pressure, and a frontier that grows more dangerous by the day. As suspicion deepens and loyalties are tested, wit, grit, and raw courage become the only defenses against a shifting criminal threat. Rich in Western atmosphere and driven by sharp dialogue, this classic tale blends action, humor, and suspense on a lawless range.

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Derelicts Of The Hills

Tuttle, W. C. (author)
The Ridgway Company (in Adventure magazine) • June, 1916
Keywords: classic western fiction, cowboy humor, Old West comedy, W. C. Tuttle, pulp western short story, Piperock stories, prospector tales, Adventure magazine, vintage Americana fiction, frontier dialect literature

In the rugged hills north of Piperock, two grizzled prospectors scratch out a living between mesquite, dust, and dreams of a lucky strike. When Magpie Simpkins — dabbler in hypnotism, psychology, and communion with the spirits — returns from town head-over-boots in love with a blue-eyed waitress, his long-suffering partner Ike Harper braces for the worst. What follows is a tall tale of buckshot justice, bailing-wire suspenders, and the peculiar comedy that unfolds when a scientific loco sourdough decides to tie the knot. W. C. Tuttle spins a classic slice of pulp-era Western humor in the authentic cowboy dialect that made his Piperock yarns a staple of Adventure magazine.