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Hopalong Cassidy #8
Johnny Nelson
Fun-loving cowboy Johnny Nelson had left Tin Cup in search of adventure after his friends from the Bar-20 had married. He figured women were trouble. Once they got ahold of a guy, his freedom was gone and he couldn’t have any more fun. He aimed to stay away from them.
The town of Gunsight seemed like a good place to stay for a while. He could drink, gamble, spend time with the men, and there were no women around. Well, there was one -- Peggy Arnold. She lived out on a ranch with her father and little brother, Charley, but she wasn't in town and she didn't trust cowboys. So he should be able to keep his distance.
Things changed when Johnny was out riding and heard a shot. Rushing to the spot, he found Charley Arnold sobbing over his dead horse that had been shot when Charley was riding to get the doctor for his father. That was going too far! Any no good skunk that would shoot a good horse like that needs to be taught a lesson. So Johnny decided to come to the Arnolds' aid -- even if it meant getting near Peggy. He had some ideas that should keep them from losing their ranch.
The town of Gunsight seemed like a good place to stay for a while. He could drink, gamble, spend time with the men, and there were no women around. Well, there was one -- Peggy Arnold. She lived out on a ranch with her father and little brother, Charley, but she wasn't in town and she didn't trust cowboys. So he should be able to keep his distance.
Things changed when Johnny was out riding and heard a shot. Rushing to the spot, he found Charley Arnold sobbing over his dead horse that had been shot when Charley was riding to get the doctor for his father. That was going too far! Any no good skunk that would shoot a good horse like that needs to be taught a lesson. So Johnny decided to come to the Arnolds' aid -- even if it meant getting near Peggy. He had some ideas that should keep them from losing their ranch.
- GenresWesterns
288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 15, 1972
About the author
Clarence Edward Mulford
164 books24 followersClarence Edward Mulford was the author of Hopalong Cassidy, written in 1904. He wrote it in Fryeburg, Maine, United States, and the many stories and 28 novels were followed by radio, feature film, television, and comic book versions. Clarence was born in Streator, Illinois. He died of complications from surgery in Portland, Maine. He set aside much of his money from his book for local charities.
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October 31, 2017
"The doc was kidnapped," said Dave, watching closely.
"That so?" Replied Johnny politely. "An' how old was you, Doctor?"
"Why, what do you mean?"
"Why, when you was kidnapped," Johnny explained.
"I was kidnapped last night," replied the doc.
"You- last night?" Demanded Johnny, incredulously. "I'm d*****d. What did they get?"
"Why, they got me!"
" I mean, what did they get that was valuable?"
Johnny Nelson has been drifting for quite some time. All his pards are married and boring, and the wild young gunslinger has decided to go and look for a place to call his own. With no women in it. Gunsight looks promising, except for one thing; a woman. A woman whose father owns a ranch, and whose neighbors run the territory and want that ranch. Nearly everyone is in the land grabber's employ, and when the father breaks his leg, not even the doc will go to fix it. That is when Johnny decides that, woman or not, Peggy comes with so much trouble that it might be worth sticking around...
This is easily my favorite Mulford. Johnny Nelson is my favorite of the Bar-20 hands, and he never disappoints. He keeps you laughing and shaking your head the whole time!
While he doesn't do very much cattle or ranch work, (for instance, he never has to clean up the barn, do carpentry work, put up hay, and seldom does he have to build fence or even work cattle) he certainly has enough crazy adventures to make up for it. This book is a real Western adventure story. The characters are tough and ultra masculine, and they are never immoral. They adhere to the lost Southern ideal of respect for all women being the measure of a man. This book is one that I never tire of.
"When I leave this range, I'll go of my own accord, and there won't be no pushin'."
"That so?" Replied Johnny politely. "An' how old was you, Doctor?"
"Why, what do you mean?"
"Why, when you was kidnapped," Johnny explained.
"I was kidnapped last night," replied the doc.
"You- last night?" Demanded Johnny, incredulously. "I'm d*****d. What did they get?"
"Why, they got me!"
" I mean, what did they get that was valuable?"
Johnny Nelson has been drifting for quite some time. All his pards are married and boring, and the wild young gunslinger has decided to go and look for a place to call his own. With no women in it. Gunsight looks promising, except for one thing; a woman. A woman whose father owns a ranch, and whose neighbors run the territory and want that ranch. Nearly everyone is in the land grabber's employ, and when the father breaks his leg, not even the doc will go to fix it. That is when Johnny decides that, woman or not, Peggy comes with so much trouble that it might be worth sticking around...
This is easily my favorite Mulford. Johnny Nelson is my favorite of the Bar-20 hands, and he never disappoints. He keeps you laughing and shaking your head the whole time!
While he doesn't do very much cattle or ranch work, (for instance, he never has to clean up the barn, do carpentry work, put up hay, and seldom does he have to build fence or even work cattle) he certainly has enough crazy adventures to make up for it. This book is a real Western adventure story. The characters are tough and ultra masculine, and they are never immoral. They adhere to the lost Southern ideal of respect for all women being the measure of a man. This book is one that I never tire of.
"When I leave this range, I'll go of my own accord, and there won't be no pushin'."
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