Dough Or Dynamite
Unknown
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Description
Dough or Dynamite is a western story by W C Tuttle. Tuttle had written Clean Crazy and Monkeying with Ancestors. The tale is told by Henry Peck, a hand at the Cross J ranch. He narrates in cowboy dialect throughout. The opening scene puts him in the corral with two partners. Muley Bowles and Chuck Warner are saddling a colt with him.
Telescope Tolliver rides in on a buckboard with a stranger. Archibald Ames is the visitor, and his name fits him inversely. Its length suggests his girth, and his surname his height. His dinky pants and libellous Stetson draw the crew's inspection. Chuck Warner, who can wiggle his ears like a mule, performs for him. Telescope explains the errand at last. Mister Ames has come west looking for local color. The cowboys' suspicion of strangers drives the comedy from there.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
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| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |