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Cupid from Bear Creek (untitled synopsis)

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Introduction

A brief synopsis for “Cupid from Bear Creek,” outlining the Breckinridge Elkins story.

Summary spoilers

The story begins in the bustling gold-strike town of Teton Gulch, where Breckinridge Elkins stops for a drink on his way back from Yavapai. He then rides on to Hell Wind Pass to meet the incoming stagecoach, after which he returns to Teton Gulch. The story wraps up with Breck preparing to return home to Bear Creek. The romantic interest is a young woman named Dolly Rixby, implying the story’s title reflects a humorous or ironic take on Breckinridge’s involvement in matters of love.

Characters in this exact text

Breckinridge ElkinsBreckinridge ElkinsUnknownfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 199Dolly RixbyDolly Rixby — woman from War Paint courted by Breckinridge and married by Blink WiltshawMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 199

Surviving manuscript evidence

The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.

Synopsis — surviving Howard synopsis catalogue unitHoward synopsis typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: One surviving catalogue unit containing the brief Cupid from Bear Creek synopsis

TSS: 26065

Untitled brief synopsis preserved within TSS 26065, a document/catalogue unit that also contains summaries associated with other story groups.

Additional documentary notes

  • Shared Document: The physical/documentary unit contains brief summaries associated with several story groups; only the Cupid from Bear Creek synopsis content is linked to Text #132. (TSS 26065)

Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 2, Cupid from Bear Creek, Editorial Notes and untitled synopsis, p. 199

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

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Source witness · TSS 26065Other textual witnessAuthority basis: Direct authorial witness · Treatment: No editorial alteration known

Rough Trails 2, Editorial Notes p. 197; synopsis p. 199; TSS 26065

Published in

The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 1 UEREH Foundation PressJanuary 2026↗