Project Gutenberg 2021-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 185 Bedford-Jones, H. (Henry) 1887 1949 Bedford-Jones, Henry James O'Brien Wycliffe, John Hawkwood, Allan Cactus and Rattlers $aUnited States :$bThe Consolidated Magazines Corporation (The Blue Book Magazine),$c1923. Roger Frank "Cactus and Rattlers" by H. Bedford-Jones is an adventure novelette set in the American West, indicative of early 20th-century literature. The story follows the main character, Sagebrush Beam—a rugged, eccentric desert dweller—who navigates life in Stovepipe Springs, a quiet town filled with interesting and unusual inhabitants. When a peculiar new arrival, Professor Percival Henry J. Tompkins, shows up looking for desert fauna, it sets off a chain of events that intertwine their fates and hint at deeper mysteries and dangers lurking in the desert. At the start of the tale, Sagebrush Beam is unsettled by the unexpected vibrancy brought to his solitary life by the arrival of town visitors, particularly a young woman. His peculiar habits and interactions with other townsfolk, including the enigmatic and possibly dangerous Sidewinder Crowfoot, set the tone for the unfolding drama. Meanwhile, Professor Tompkins, whose true identity and intentions are gradually revealed, initially appears as a bumbling naturalist, but hints suggest he is embroiled in a more sinister plot concerning his missing brother. The opening introduces themes of deception, danger, and the harsh realities of life in the desert that allude to the thrilling adventure yet to come as the characters confront the lurking threats of their environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20211002192308bedfordjon 1923 US Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Western stories Adventure stories PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 197729 2025-07-26T11:56:06.326416 text/html 174790 2024-10-18T17:49:05 text/html 448741 2025-07-26T11:56:11.165414 application/epub+zip 451020 2025-07-26T11:56:07.748409 application/epub+zip 137345 2025-07-26T11:56:06.596414 application/epub+zip 692428 2025-07-26T11:56:13.542437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 676669 2025-07-26T11:56:10.246484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199105 2022-09-30T06:25:57.084923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187227 2025-07-26T11:56:06.054460 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 167403 2024-10-18T17:49:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17300 2025-07-26T11:56:13.682385 application/rdf+xml 26525 2025-07-26T11:56:06.724416 image/jpeg 4481 2025-07-26T11:56:06.662440 image/jpeg 452089 2025-07-26T11:56:06.349543 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia