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100 1 _aTuttle, W. C.
_q(Wilbur C.),
_d1883-1969
245 1 4 _aThe trey of spades
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2026
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from the November 30, 1924 issue of Adventure magazine.
500 _aRelease date is 2026-04-24
508 _aPrepared by volunteers at BookCove (bookcove.net)
520 _a"The trey of spades" by W. C. Tuttle is a Western novel written in the early 20th century. It follows drifting cowboys Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens, whose search for a peaceful home on the Thunder range pulls them into a lively mix of saloon politics, ranch tensions, and a masked bandit’s crime spree, all entwined with the fortunes of the Parker family. The tale blends action, humor, and a whodunit thread around the mysterious “Trey of Spades.” The opening of the story finds Hashknife and Sleepy riding into the Thunder range, vowing to mind their own business, only to be mistaken for a fleeing outlaw by Sheriff Jud Farley and deputy Buck Hardy who are chasing the Trey of Spades. They land jobs at the Maverick ranch with sorrowing Dad Parker and his capable daughter Mildred, meet a resentful, drunken Cliff Parker who publicly insults the visiting minister, and cross paths with suave Vincent Roche and volatile Blackie Dahl—whom Sleepy coolly disarms in the Cheyenne saloon. When Mildred asks their help to meet Dorothy Clement’s train quietly, a fresh holdup hits a jeweler in Oxbow, and the outlaw leaves his calling card. Behind the store, Hashknife and Sleepy find Cliff wounded, scattered jewelry nearby, and the bandit’s mask, prompting Hashknife to smuggle him home under wraps and extract birdshot while breaking the news to Dad. Determined to keep Cliff under cover until the dust settles, Hashknife rides back to town to gauge what the law has learned, as the Countess—a poised singer who captivates the saloon—keeps the town’s attention elsewhere. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: The Ridgway Company, 1924
653 _aWestern stories
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aCowboys -- Fiction
653 _aMystery fiction
653 _aHartley, Hashknife (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
653 _aStevens, Sleepy (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from the November 30, 1924 issue of Adventure magazine.
856 4 _uhttps://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/luminist/PU/ADV_1924_11_30.pdf
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78538
999 _c119256
_d119256