02403cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000430011324500270015626400510018330000470023433600260028133700260030733800360033349000620036950000310043150800300046252012090049253400680170165300200176965300230178965300550181265300500186783000620191785600430197999900190202265947UtSlPG20260610134525.0mcr n260607r20211919utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aTuttle, W. C.q(Wilbur C.),d1883-196914aThe Color of His Boots 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from the June, 1919 issue of Adventure magazine. aRelease date is 2021-07-28 aRoger Frank and Sue Clark a"The Color of His Boots" by W. C. Tuttle is a humorous short story likely written in the early 20th century, specifically in the 1910s. This work can be classified as fiction, weaving elements of adventure and comedy. The narrative follows the misadventures of two characters, Ike Harper and Magpie Simpkins, as they deal with the chaotic aftermath of a train ride incident involving a pair of yeller boots and a mistaken baby. The story unfolds as Magpie buys a new pair of boots which subsequently leads to an uproar when, through a series of comedic mishaps, they accidentally exchange the boots for a baby on a train. As they find themselves in the Bad Lands, the duo faces a series of humorous challenges, including wild cow interactions and narrow escapes from a posse seeking a kidnapper. Their antics culminate in a realization that the baby they carry, named Georgie, has a connection to the porter who ruined Magpie's prized boots. The story cleverly showcases themes of friendship, responsibility, and the absurdity of their predicament, leaving readers with laughter and a light-hearted commentary on the chaos that ensues from everyday follies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pOriginally published:cUnited States: The Ridgway Company, 1919 aWestern stories aInfants -- Fiction aSimpkins, Magpie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction aHarper, Ike (Fictitious character) -- Fiction 0aProduced from the June, 1919 issue of Adventure magazine.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65947 c106769d106769