"Winston of the Prairie" by Harold Bindloss

Harold Edward Bindloss was an English novelist who wrote many adventure novels set in western Canada. In this book, readers are transported to the prairies of this great country Farmer Witham has worked hard for years, and when a third failed crop in a role pops up, he doesn't know what to do. That's when the up-to-no-good Corthorne comes to town and convinces Witham to join in on one of his dangerous, illegal schemes involving disguises and mistaken identities.