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_aTuttle, W. C. _q(Wilbur C.), _d1883-1969 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aSixteen to One on Friday |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2026 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from the May 1917 issue of Adventure magazine. | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2026-04-02 | ||
| 508 | _aPrepared by volunteers at BookCove (bookcove.net) | ||
| 520 | _aSixteen to One on Friday by W. C. Tuttle is a humorous Western short story written in the early 20th century. Set around a rough Montana cow town, it spins a light, comic tale about range hands, a zealous sheriff, and a notorious whiskey cache. The likely topic is two cowboys caught up in a case of mistaken identity after a stagecoach robbery, whose booze-fueled misadventures—and a brush with escaped circus animals—turn the tables in unexpected ways. Shiner Seymour narrates how his partner, Friday McGovern, rides to court Matilda, daughter of Sheriff Wilmot, just as a stage holdup points suspicion at two riders who look exactly like them. Fleeing the sheriff’s posse, they hide in a secret cabin near Blue Joint Canyon and uncover a cache of “Sixteen to One” whiskey; after sampling it, they glimpse unbelievable long-necked and striped beasts that spook their horses. The “hallucinations” prove real—escaped animals from a wrecked traveling show—whose sudden appearances panic the true bandits and even the sheriff into tumbling into a clay pit, where Shiner and Friday easily secure the outlaws and earn a reward. Back in town, Friday destroys a letter proposing marriage to Matilda, and Shiner quips that his chances look “sixteen to one,” giving the caper a wry, full-circle finish. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cNew York, NY: The Ridgway Company, 1917 |
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| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aWestern stories | ||
| 653 | _aHumorous stories | ||
| 653 | _aMontana -- Fiction | ||
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_aRiesenberg, Sidney H., _d1885-1971 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from the May 1917 issue of Adventure magazine. | |
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