Tuttle, W. C. (Wilbur C.) 1883-1969 creator text utu 2025 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Derelicts of the hills by W. C. Tuttle" is a humorous Western short story written in the early 20th century. It follows two prospectors in a rough frontier settlement, mixing camp-life comedy with a tangle of romance and deception around a notorious mining man. An Eastern visitor, Frederick Norwood, rides into the hills seeking Tellurium Woods and meets Ike Harper, who explains why Woods won’t be found and recounts the misadventures of his partner, Magpie Simpkins. Magpie, a kind but impractical dreamer dabbling in fads from psychology to spiritualism, falls hard for a Piperock waitress named Minnie, buys her a flashy ring, and plans a swift wedding. On the trail back to town, Ike and Magpie meet a bowlegged stranger, Gus Summers, hunting Woods with a shotgun for running off with his wife—Minnie. The truth hits Magpie, who quietly calls off his plans and heads back to the hills, chastened but steady, while Ike closes the tale with wry good humor as Magpie returns to his beans and their partnership endures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2025-05-27 Roger Frank and Sue Clark Originally published: New York: The Ridgway Company, 1916 Short stories Western stories Male friendship -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Storytelling -- Fiction Simpkins, Magpie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Harper, Ike (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Piperock (Montana : Imaginary place) -- Fiction PS New York: The Ridgway Company, 1916 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76171 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76171 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134749.0 76171