
In the sun‑bleached reaches of Yellow Rock County, Sheriff Magpie Simpkins keeps order with a six‑shooter and a dry wit that borders on poetry. His newest visitor, a gaunt “Bringer of Light” named Obadiah Ezekiel Moses Brown, arrives in a battered coat, spitting from a missing tooth and preaching about seeds and darkness. Their exchange is a tumble of slang and philosophy, as the sheriff questions the stranger’s purpose while the town’s eclectic residents listen in bewilderment.
Soon the calm is rattled by the arrival of Scenery Sims, a self‑styled self‑made man with a herd of oddly uniform cattle, and Spade Wilson, a detective who slides in from Helena with a grin that promises trouble. As whispers of rustlers and missing livestock spread, the oddball cast must decide whether to confront the looming threat or wade deeper into their own quirks. Listeners are treated to a wildly comic western that blends rapid dialogue with a vivid sense of frontier life.
Language
en
Duration
~43 minutes (42K characters)
Release date
2026-05-06
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1883–1969
A hugely prolific Western storyteller, he turned cowboys, ranches, and frontier mysteries into brisk, entertaining adventures for magazine readers. Best remembered for Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens, he helped shape the lively, humorous side of the classic Western.
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