02514cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000430011324500240015626400510018030000470023133600260027833700260030433800360033049000680036650000310043450800160046552013870048153401120186865300120198065300200199265300220201283000680203485600430210299900190214566996UtSlPG20260610134539.0mcr n260607r20211923utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aBedford-Jones, H.q(Henry),d1887-194910aCactus and Rattlers 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from the January 1924 issue of The Blue Book Magazine.  aRelease date is 2021-12-22  aRoger Frank  a"Cactus and Rattlers" by H. Bedford-Jones is an adventure novelette set in the American West, indicative of early 20th-century literature. The story follows the main character, Sagebrush Beam—a rugged, eccentric desert dweller—who navigates life in Stovepipe Springs, a quiet town filled with interesting and unusual inhabitants. When a peculiar new arrival, Professor Percival Henry J. Tompkins, shows up looking for desert fauna, it sets off a chain of events that intertwine their fates and hint at deeper mysteries and dangers lurking in the desert.  At the start of the tale, Sagebrush Beam is unsettled by the unexpected vibrancy brought to his solitary life by the arrival of town visitors, particularly a young woman. His peculiar habits and interactions with other townsfolk, including the enigmatic and possibly dangerous Sidewinder Crowfoot, set the tone for the unfolding drama. Meanwhile, Professor Tompkins, whose true identity and intentions are gradually revealed, initially appears as a bumbling naturalist, but hints suggest he is embroiled in a more sinister plot concerning his missing brother. The opening introduces themes of deception, danger, and the harsh realities of life in the desert that allude to the thrilling adventure yet to come as the characters confront the lurking threats of their environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: The Consolidated Magazines Corporation (The Blue Book Magazine), 1923  aFiction  aWestern stories  aAdventure stories 0aProduced from the January 1924 issue of The Blue Book Magazine.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66996  c107818d107818