02421cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000430011324500310015626400510018730000470023833600260028533700260031133800360033749000730037350000310044650800300047752012070050753400670171465300180178165300200179965300280181965300280184783000730187585600680194885600430201673091UtSlPG20260610134706.0mcr n260607r20241926utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aTuttle, W. C.q(Wilbur C.),d1883-196914aThe taking of Cloudy McGee 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from the February 10, 1926 issue of Short Stories Magazine.  aRelease date is 2024-03-04  aRoger Frank and Sue Clark  a"The Taking of Cloudy McGee" by W. C. Tuttle is a humorous crime fiction novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the fictional town of Lost Hills, where the themes of greed, desperation, and mistaken identities come into play. The narrative revolves around the wily antics of Ferdinand P. Putney, the town's lawyer, and Amos K. Weed, the anxious cashier of the local bank, as they concoct a plan to embezzle money by involving the notorious criminal Cloudy McGee.   The plot centers on a dire financial predicament faced by Amos after investing bank funds into a failed oil venture. With the bank examiner soon to arrive, he and Putney turn to Cloudy McGee, a known bank robber and gambler, to stage a fake robbery. However, in a twist of fate, a bumbling U.S. marshal, mistaking another man for McGee, arrives on the scene, leading to a chaotic culmination. This leads to both hilarity and confusion as the story unfurls with characters who are defined by their desperation, absurdity, and miscommunication. Tuttle crafts an engaging tale filled with witty dialogue and unexpected developments, making it an entertaining read. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cGarden City: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1926  aShort stories  aWestern stories  aEmbezzlement -- Fiction  aBank robbers -- Fiction 0aProduced from the February 10, 1926 issue of Short Stories Magazine.4 uhttps://archive.org/details/short-stories-v-114-n-03-1926-02-1040uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73091