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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Skeeter Bill comes to town](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqqzkjcje8h5njyjefy1sq47/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260911%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260911T111634Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=a4c8f8ed4343fb84d351975df2dcbd302420e2be63a0daaf4536849dc2a5314a) ## About this work Skeeter Bill comes to town by W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside Skeeter Bill Comes to Town A novelet by W. C. Tuttle This salty seven-footer heads for Yellow Butte to celebrate a kid’s birthday—and does some plumb fast shooting on the way! I William Harrison Sarg, known as “Skeeter Bill,” leaned against the bar of the only saloon in Temple Rock, and considered the fly-specked back-bar. Skeeter was at least seven feet tall, in his high-heels and sombrero. He had wide shoulders, which tapered sharply to a wasp-like waist and a long pair of skinny legs, encased in tight-fitting, faded overalls. He wore a colorless shirt, a wispy, red handkerchief around his long neck, the ends held tight with a blue poker-chip. Around his thin waist was a home-made, form-fitting gun-belt, and his holstered Colt .45 hung low along his thigh. Skeeter Bill was not handsome. His face was long, thin, with high cheek bones, and a gash-like mouth, and eyes that were just a little green tinted. He was not handsome, but he looked efficient. A fat bartender, one damp lock of hair plastered down over one eyebrow, looked questioningly at the tall cowpoke. Skeeter shook his head. “If it was ice-cold I’d take more,” he said quietly, “but I jist cain’t go more’n three bottles of luke-warm pop.” “Yuh’re the only pop-drinker I’ve met,” said the bartender. “Yuh won’t never git happy on that stuff.” “No,” agreed Skeeter, “nor unhappy, either, my friend. How are things these days in Road-Runner Valley?” “Oh, all right,” replied the bartender. “You’ve been there?” “Not for a couple of years. Been down in the Panhandle, where I didn’t hear much news of this country. You been down there lately?” “Couple months ago. I worked there for a year, tendin’ bar in the Seven-Up at Yellow Butte.” “Yea-ah? I used to know Buck Hadley.… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fskeeter-bill-comes-to-town) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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