Chapter I: Front Matter

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Johnny Nelson

_How a one-time pupil of Hopalong Cassidy of
the famous Bar-20 ranch in the Pecos
Valley performed an act of knight-errantry
and what came of it_

By CLARENCE E. MULFORD

Author of "Hopalong Cassidy," "The Orphan," "Bar-20,"
"Buck Peters, Ranchman," Etc.

GROSSET & DUNLAP, _Publishers_

By arrangement with A. C. McClurg & Co.

Copyright
A. C. McCLURG & CO.
1920

Published May, 1920

_Copyrighted in Great Britain_

PRINTED IN THE U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I A Rolling Stone 1

II Bit by Bit 6

III An Objection 25

IV With His Shadow Before Him 38

V A Lesson in Medical Ethics 54

VI Information Wanted 59

VII Hunting With the Hounds 70

VIII A Man's a Man 85

IX Rolling Faster 99

X Freight for Highbank 107

XI "The Tinkling of the Camel's Bell" 130

XII "Coming Events----" 148

XIII Highbank Makes a Discovery 164

XIV Enough Is Sufficient 173

XV A Diplomatic Mission 182

XVI A Neighborly Call 207

XVII News All Around 217

XVIII Whom the Gods Would Destroy 231

XIX "Give Eternal Rest----" 251

XX Plans and Preparations 261

XXI The Message 279

XXII The Ultimatum 293

XXIII Range Activities 307

XXIV On the Trail 326

XXV Still a-Rollin' 345

JOHNNY NELSON