Book Catalog
The Misdeal
At the rough-edged NR ranch near Broken Butte, four hard-bitten cowboys find themselves cheated by death, tangled in a disputed inheritance, and forced to reckon with the consequences of their own crooked work. When a refined new heiress arrives to claim the ranch, loyalties shift, tempers flare, and frontier justice takes on a sharply comic edge. W. C. Tuttle’s “The Misdeal” blends Western intrigue, outlaw humor, and colorful range-country dialogue in a tale of deception, pride, and unlikely conscience.
Nerves of Iron
In the lawless desert town of Spotted Dog, two wandering prospectors and their burros stumble into a feud between blustering officials, nervous gunmen, and a reluctant new marshal with everything to prove. W. C. Tuttle’s comic Western tale blends frontier bravado, tall-tale humor, and mistaken reputations as cowardice, courage, and clever trickery collide on the dusty main street. Full of dialect, absurd danger, and sly reversals, this early twentieth-century story captures the rowdy spirit of pulp-era Western adventure.
The Hen-punchers of Piperock
In the dust-blown cow town of Piperock, two hungry cowpunchers turn a craving for ham and eggs into a wildly impractical business scheme. With razorback hogs, unruly hens, rival entrepreneurs, and a town full of sharp-tongued witnesses, W. C. Tuttle’s comic Western tale transforms frontier scarcity into high-spirited farce. Told in vivid dialect and bristling with slapstick misadventure, this archival short story captures the humor, appetite, and chaos of ranch-country life.
“Hashknife”—Philanthropist
Drifting into Badger City with empty pockets and loaded reputations, Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens find themselves mistaken for hired detectives, wanted outlaws, and dangerous troublemakers all at once. In a range country plagued by vanishing cattle, crooked officials, and old grievances, the pair’s dry wit and quick guns draw them into a mystery no honest cowman seems able to solve. Blending frontier humor, hardboiled Western action, and a sharp eye for rough justice, “Hashknife—Philanthropist” follows two reluctant do-gooders through a town where generosity can be as risky as gunplay.
The Wisdom of the Ouija
In the lawless, laugh-filled mining town of Piperock, a mysterious “wee-gee” board turns idle curiosity into a full-blown public spectacle. As cowboys, shopkeepers, sheriffs, and self-styled spiritualists gather for messages from beyond the veil, old grudges and frontier foolishness begin to surface. W. C. Tuttle’s comic Western tale blends tall-talk narration, supernatural satire, and rowdy small-town mischief in a sharply drawn portrait of Yaller Rock County.