When Love’s Labor’s Lost
By Tuttle, W. C.
In the rowdy frontier town of Piperock, a misguided Labor Day celebration spirals into chaos when a committee of eccentric locals schemes to stage a bull-versus-lion fight—only to find themselves entangled in a farcical battle of wits, wildlife, and whiskey. As a reluctant cowboy, a drunken referee, and a preacher with a change of heart navigate a series of disastrous mishaps, the line between predator and prey blurs in this uproarious Western tall tale of ambition, absurdity, and the perils of community spirit gone awry.
Publisher: The Ridgway Company (in Adventure Magazine)
First published: 1921