Textual identity is not textual authority. “Catalogue primary/default” selects the default catalogue representation; it does not mean that this wording is automatically Howard’s most authoritative text.
Characters in this exact text
AlexanderAlexander — Breckinridge Elkins's muleOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, p. 17Bill / Bill McGrawBill McGraw — one of Glory McGraw's brothers; son of Old Man McGrawOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, p. 22Breck / Breckinridge Elkins / IBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, p. 17Glory McGraw / GloryGlory McGraw — Bear Creek woman loved by Breckinridge; daughter of Old Man McGrawOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, p. 17Jack GordonJack Gordon — Joel Gordon's youngest brother and fast gun-slingerMentionedfirst: Rough Trails 4, p. 19Jim GarfieldJim Garfield — Bear Creek associate who warns Breckinridge that Joel Braxton has drawn a knifeOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, p. 17Joe / Joe McGrawJoe McGraw — one of Glory McGraw's brothers; son of Old Man McGrawOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, p. 18Joel BraxtonJoel Braxton — Bear Creek man whose knife fight with Breckinridge opens both surviving draftsOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, p. 17John / John McGrawJohn McGraw — one of Glory McGraw's brothers; son of Old Man McGrawOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, p. 22Miz McGrawMiz McGraw — woman of the McGraw household heard in the kitchen; exact relationship is not explicitly stated in these witnessesOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, p. 21Old Man McGrawOld Man McGraw — Glory McGraw's father and head of the McGraw householdOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, p. 21PapRoarin' Bill Elkins — Breckinridge's fatherMentionedfirst: Rough Trails 4, p. 17Mr. Snake River Wilkinson / Mister WilkinsonSnake River Wilkinson — Wild River cowpuncher and Glory McGraw's would-be suitor; called Mr. Richardson in Draft 1On Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, p. 19
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.
Draft 2 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent7 pagesCompletenessIncomplete
Physical extent: Incomplete typescript; 7 pages survive; original full extent not established here
TSS: 27302–27309
Incomplete Howard typescript. First Cuts identifies it as the only extant separate Striped Shirts witness to carry the title “Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts.”
Additional documentary notes
- Authorial Title: First Cuts identifies Draft 2 as the only extant separate typescript in this group to carry the title “Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts.” (witness / first page)
- Incomplete Witness: Only seven pages of Draft 2 survive. (whole witness)
- Catalogue Unit Count Mismatch: First Cuts says seven pages survive but cites TSS 27302–27309, eight catalogue numbers. The package preserves the mismatch and does not force a page/TSS mapping. (whole witness)
- Repeated Catalogue Number: TSS 27305 falls inside the Draft 2 citation and is also cited separately for the false start. The overlap is retained as source evidence rather than silently resolved. (TSS 27305)
Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 4, Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts, Editorial Notes p. 3; Draft 2 transcription beginning p. 17
