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Ride ’Em and Weep
By Whitfield, Raoul F. (author)
Original publication: Consolidated Magazines Corporation (in Blue Book Magazine), July, 1926
In the high-stakes world of a rough-riding air circus, daredevil pilot Happy Hennessy joins the Billings Air Circus, igniting a fierce rivalry with parachute jumper Pack Kennedy over the affections of the captivating Mary Thomas. As death-defying stunts and reckless ambition collide in the skies over 1920s Texas, loyalty, jealousy, and survival push these aviators to the edge—where one wrong move could mean disaster. A gripping tale of aerial daring, romance, and rivalry, *Ride ’Em and Weep* soars with the raw energy of early aviation’s golden age.
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Keywords: aviation adventure fiction, 1920s air circus story, daredevil pilot rivalry, early aviation historical fiction, barnstorming and stunt flying, romantic aviation drama
A Tin Cup Trophy
By Tuttle, W. C. (author)
Original publication: The Ridgway Company (in Adventure Magazine), January 18, 1918
In the scorching heat of Paradise, three cowhands—banjo-playing Hen Peck, poetic Muley Bowles, and boastful Telescope Tolliver—find their monotonous wait for a cookstove upended when three determined Eastern women arrive seeking adventure, wild game, and a taste of the untamed West. What begins as a farcical hunt for mountain goats spirals into chaos, with stolen horses, a bewildered chaperone, and a Piegan squaw who drinks more than she cooks. A rollicking Western tale of misadventure, mistaken identities, and the perils of guiding tenderfooted ladies into the wild.
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Keywords: Western short story, cowboy humor fiction, 1910s American literature, frontier adventure tale, historical Western comedy, W.C. Tuttle classic stories
A Little Help for Hawkins
By Tuttle, W. C. (author)
Original publication: The Ridgway Company (in Adventure Magazine), December 18, 1920
When brooding cowhand Slim Hawkins lets slip that he stands to inherit a fortune—provided he marries and invests ten thousand dollars by month's end—his four Cross J bunkmates take it upon themselves to fix things, sight unseen and sense unsound. W. C. Tuttle's comic romp follows the well-meaning chaos that erupts across Yaller Rock County as the boys buy saloons, cattle, and automobiles on Slim's behalf, only to discover the whole scheme was built on a misread magazine story.
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Keywords: W. C. Tuttle, frontier humor, early 20th century pulp fiction, cowboy comedy, Western comedy short story, bunkhouse misadventure