
Two hard‑boiled drifters, “Dirty Shirt” Jones and his talk‑ative companion, wander into a dusty border town where the sheriff’s jail has been blown up and the locals whisper about a mysterious outlaw named Tombstone. Over a glass of hard liquor they meet a melancholy stranger who’s desperate to find the “real West,” a place the townsfolk claim only exists in legend. The stranger’s yearning for a raw, untamed frontier draws the duo into a conversation about daring heists, outlaw reputations, and the promise of a place called Piperock that seems both a haven and a nightmare for men like them.
The story rolls forward with the trio plotting a bold raid on the town’s bank and stagecoach, their plans tangled in dry humor and the absurdities of frontier life. As they trade tall tales in the saloon’s shadows, listeners get a taste of the gritty, comic spirit of a western where loyalty, luck, and a well‑timed gunshot decide who survives the lawless frontier.
Language
en
Duration
~38 minutes (37K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: The Ridgway Company, 1921.
Credits
Roger Frank and Sue Clark
Release date
2021-08-11
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1883–1969
A hugely popular western storyteller of the pulp-magazine era, this Montana-born writer published more than 1,000 stories and dozens of novels. He is especially remembered for the adventures of Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens, two cowboy heroes with a strong comic streak.
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