Dedication (cid:31) e Happy Hollisters and the Cowboy Mystery is Volume 20 in a 33-book series (cid:30) e books are being reissued in honor of my grandfather Andrew Edward Svenson who began (cid:31) e Happy Hollisters series in 1953 using the pseudonym Jerry West (cid:30) e Hollisters series in 1953 using the pseudonym Jerry West (cid:30) e Hollisters characters in the Hollister family were based in part on his family my grandmother father uncle and aunts and I am grateful to them for inspiring these books and for their support of this labor of love Marian S Svenson Elaine Hollister Andrew E Svenson Jr Pete Laura Svenson Schnell Pam Eric R Svenson Sr Ricky Jane Svenson Kossmann Holly Eileen Svenson de Zayas and Ingrid Svenson Herdman Sue Many thanks also to Callie and Libby Svenson for their editorial and marketing assistance Andrew E Svenson III (cid:30) e Svenson Group Inc on behalf of (cid:30) e Hollister Family Properties Trust Friends of the children are friends of ours And since we have (cid:30) ve children we have lots of friends
N N 26 39 48 56 65 Contents 1 Western Friends 2 A Faraway Puzzle 3 Piggy bank Raiders 4 Travel Trouble 5 A Suspicious Stranger 6 The Mysterious Cowboy 7 A Pig tailed Fish 8 Antelope Hunt 9 A Strange Mark 10 Hidden Clue 11 A Telltale Map 12 The Sheriff's Posse 13 A Bag of Gold 14 Girl Detective 15 Summer Snowballs 16 Danger From Above 17 An Amazing Discovery 18 Renegade Roundup 85 95 104 112 120 128 137 145 155 166
CHAPTER 1 Western Friends Ricky Hollister leaned forward to speak into the burro's twitching ears Domingo he said hold still How else can Pam and I see the license plates Eee aw brayed Domingo Pam seated on the pet behind her brother laughed at the little donkey's reply Then she said quickly There goes Wisconsin Pam and Ricky had ridden Domingo to the side of the main highway on the outskirts of Shoreham They were counting out of state cars that whizzed past Ricky was seven He had red hair and freckles on his impish nose Pam who was ten had fluffy golden hair and brown eyes which were fixed on the next car speeding toward them Just then Domingo decided to cross the road Hey stop Ricky cried out in alarm Pam was speechless with fright as Domingo took three more steps and halted in the middle of the highway The children slapped the sides of the burro but he did not budge The oncoming car slowed down a bit then with screeching brakes it swerved to the side of the road There was a loud bang as it slowed to stop a
