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This is for readers who like frontier tales with a puzzle at the center, sharp and funny talk, a touch of romance, and a clever lawman who watches everyone.
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What would you do if hopeful strangers camped on your doorstep and their money began to vanish in the night? That is the trouble that lands on Dave Budd, a big, comfortable storekeeper in central Oregon. He wants a quiet life. A sheriff pins a tin star on his vest, and the quiet life is over.
False Face is a western story by Ernest Haycox, who wrote tales of the frontier. It holds a land rush, a love quarrel, a night theft and a lawman who hides a sharp mind behind a sleepy manner. You get a mystery with a warm, funny heart.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1A rumor of water fills the clearingFree
- 2Bill, the girl and Sam meet in the store
- 3A midnight theft puts a suspect in lantern light
- 4Budd faces down the mob and ties Bill
- 5Budd counts money and writes a letter
- 6Every face in the story hides something
- 7Real justice needs a steady head, not a rope
- 8Humor and plain talk carry the tale
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A rumor of water fills the clearing
The story opens with an argument, but its real subject is a crowd. Sheriff Bart McKenzie wants old Dave Budd to wear a deputy's badge, and Budd wants nothing to do with it. He calls himself a fat old man whose fighting days are past. McKenzie points out that they are the same age, and that forty-eight is not old.
Behind their quarrel lies a clearing full of strangers. They come in farm wagons, buggies and pack trains, and they camp in front of Budd's store among baggage and campfires. The cause is a thin rumor that the government will dam a distant river and dig canals to water the dry land of central Oregon. Budd knows that rumors have an ugly habit of dying, yet the families keep coming.
McKenzie does not listen. He fastens the badge to Budd's vest and explains the trouble. Money has been disappearing from wagons after dark. He points out a young redheaded man with a scowl who hangs around the camp. Budd chuckles. He thinks a girl, not money, keeps the young man there.
A crowd of dreamers carries its savings in its wagons. That is the soil in which a thief, or a false suspicion, can grow.
Hope draws a crowd, and a crowd draws trouble.
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Questions about Die falsche Maske
What is False Face by Ernest Haycox about?
It tells of Dave Budd, a storekeeper in central Oregon who is made deputy sheriff while hopeful settlers camp near his store. When money starts vanishing from their wagons, Budd must find the thief among a crowd of strangers.
Who are the main characters in False Face?
The main characters are Dave Budd, the shrewd storekeeper and reluctant deputy, Bill, the redheaded young man under suspicion, Sam, the silent stranger, a proud young woman, and Sheriff Bart McKenzie, who gives Budd the badge.
What does the title False Face mean?
The title points to people who wear a face that does not match what is inside. Sam's blank poker face, Bill's open scowl, the girl's prim manner and Budd's sleepy look all invite readers to ask what lies beneath.
Is False Face a true story and where is it set?
It is a work of fiction by a writer of frontier tales. The setting is a settlers' camp in central Oregon, drawn to a rumor that the government will build a dam and irrigation canals.
Is False Face easy to read?
Yes, in the sense that it is a short western with plain language, lively dialogue and brisk scenes. You can finish it in a single sitting, and its humor and mystery keep each scene easy to follow.
Cite this edition
Haycox, Ernest. False Face. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/false-face.
Haycox, E. (2026). False face. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/false-face
Haycox, Ernest. False Face. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/false-face.
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