The Trey of Spades
By Tuttle, W. C.
In W. C. Tuttle’s classic Western tale, drifting cowpunchers Hashknife Hartley and Sleepy Stevens ride into the Thunder range hoping to find peace, only to discover a country shadowed by suspicion, family trouble, and a masked outlaw known as the Trey of Spades. As ranch rivalries, gambling rooms, and uneasy loyalties converge around Oxbow and the Maverick ranch, the two newcomers are drawn toward a mystery they meant to avoid. Blending frontier humor, hard-riding action, and old-range intrigue, this story captures the restless spirit of the cattle country at the edge of law and legend.
Publisher: The Ridgway Company (in Adventure Magazine)
First published: 1924