Evidently Not: Restored Classics to Go Edition

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W. C. Tuttle's Evidently Not is a fast-talking comic Western built on bad luck, bad timing, and two men who can argue with a fence post. Ike and Magpie Simpkins are wandering through a gold-rumored frontier when their debate about circumstantial evidence is cut short by gunfire, arrest, and a sheriff's mistake that lands them naked in jail for a bank robbery and murder they didn't commit. From there, the story spirals into slapstick disguise and escalating farce. After a midnight escape, the pair blunder into a stranger's house, flee a mistaken-identity scandal, and reinvent themselves as Reverend and Mrs. Meek—one in a dress, bonnet, and stockings, the other in a preacher's coat. Swept into War Bonnet, they must improvise a denomination, endure suspicious hospitality, and keep their act alive in a town where religion, crime, and politics are dangerously entangled. As hidden money, false identities, and a supposed dying man pull them deeper into trouble, the comedy sharpens into a tangle of gunplay, deadpan narration, and frontier absurdity. Through it all, Tuttle keeps the banter brisk and the irony sharp, turning every escape into another argument over proof, guilt, and survival. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.
W. C. Tuttle's Evidently Not is a fast-talking comic Western built on bad luck, bad timing, and two men who can argue with a fence post. Ike and Magpie Simpkins are wandering through a gold-rumored frontier when their debate about circumstantial evidence is cut short by gunfire, arrest, and a she...

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W. C. Tuttle, often remembered as Wilbur C. Tuttle, was an American writer whose life and career were closely tied to the energy of the early twentieth-century West and the popular magazines that helped shape American fiction. Born in the late nineteenth century and working through a period of rapid change in the United States, he became known for crafting lively stories that captured frontier humor, hard-edged adventure, and the everyday struggles of ordinary people trying to make their way in unsettled country. He built his reputation as a prolific storyteller, especially in popular western and pulp fiction, where his sharp dialogue, brisk pacing, and gift for character made his work stand out. Tuttle's fiction often blends action with wit, giving his stories a distinctive human warmth beneath the dust and danger of frontier life. At the heart of his writing are themes that still resonate today: resilience, resourcefulness, moral choice, and the comic absurdities that can appear even in difficult circumstances. His work remains relevant because it reflects both the myth and the reality of the American West, while also speaking to universal experiences of survival, identity, and community. For modern readers, Tuttle offers a vivid reminder that popular fiction can be both entertaining and revealing, preserving the voices and values of another era while still feeling immediate. Readers who enjoy classic westerns, fast-moving adventure, and stories with a touch of humor will find him especially rewarding.

W. C. Tuttle, often remembered as Wilbur C. Tuttle, was an American writer whose life and career were closely tied to the energy of the early twentieth-century West and the popular magazines that helped shape American fiction. Born in the late nineteenth century and working through a period of ra...

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