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  And whilst he was doing that, Sally May came into the room and wrapped me up in a towel. And get this: She dried me off with the towel!

  Yes, her nose was wrinkled up and she said something about “cow lot” and “wet dog,” as I recall her words, but by George, the old gal put some elbow grease into that towel-work and got me dried off.

  Then they untied the medicine bag from around my neck and Sally May took the bottle back into Molly’s room, and by that time Little Alfred had appeared on the scene.

  He gave me a big hug and we wrestled around on the living room floor for a while. Then he blew in my face, as he seems to enjoy doing, and I licked him on the mouth.

  Sally May walked in on that little exercise and put a stop to it. “Alfred, keep your face away from the dog’s mouth! Do you want to get pellagra?”

  He said, no, he didn’t want to get pellagra, and neither did I, so we quit that game.

  Oh, but there were plenty of other games to play. See, because of my heroic actions—and also because Little Alfred made a very effective begging presentation—I was allowed to remain inside the house for the rest of the storm.

  Two whole entire days, if you can believe that!

  Yes, Sally May insisted that I visit the Great Outdoors once every hour for “fresh air,” as she put it, but that was okay with me.

  Hey, me and Alfred played Horse, and Quail Hunt, and Ride the Bull, Hide Under the Bed, Dress-Up in Army Clothes, and my very favorite, Eat Crackers in the Closet.

  And best of all, Little Molly got over her cough, and by the next morning, she was laughing and playing with the rest of us.

  To preserve the happiness of the happy ending, I won’t reveal what Sally May said when she caught us eating crackers in her closet, inside the tent we had made of her Sunday dress.

  A guy doesn’t have to tell everything he knows.

  It was a wonderful blizzard and a happy ending.

  Case closed.

  Further Reading

  Have you read all of Hank’s adventures?

  1 The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog

  2 The Further Adventures of Hank the Cowdog

  3 It’s a Dog’s Life

  4 Murder in the Middle Pasture

  5 Faded Love

  6 Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

  7 The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob

  8 The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse

  9 The Case of the Halloween Ghost

  10 Every Dog Has His Day

  11 Lost in the Dark Unchanted Forest

  12 The Case of the Fiddle-Playing Fox

  13 The Wounded Buzzard on Christmas Eve

  14 Hank the Cowdog and Monkey Business

  15 The Case of the Missing Cat

  16 Lost in the Blinded Blizzard

  17 The Case of the Car-Barkaholic Dog

  18 The Case of the Hooking Bull

  19 The Case of the Midnight Rustler

  20 The Phantom in the Mirror

  21 The Case of the Vampire Cat

  22 The Case of the Double Bumblebee Sting

  23 Moonlight Madness

  24 The Case of the Black-Hooded Hangmans

  25 The Case of the Swirling Killer Tornado

  26 The Case of the Kidnapped Collie

  27 The Case of the Night-Stalking Bone Monster

  28 The Mopwater Files

  29 The Case of the Vampire Vacuum Sweeper

  30 The Case of the Haystack Kitties

  31 The Case of the Vanishing Fishhook

  32 The Garbage Monster from Outer Space

  33 The Case of the Measled Cowboy

  34 Slim’s Good-bye

  35 The Case of the Saddle House Robbery

  36 The Case of the Raging Rottweiler

  37 The Case of the Deadly Ha-Ha Game

  38 The Fling

  39 The Secret Laundry Monster Files

  40 The Case of the Missing Bird Dog

  41 The Case of the Shipwrecked Tree

  42 The Case of the Burrowing Robot

  43 The Case of the Twisted Kitty

  44 The Dungeon of Doom

  45 The Case of the Falling Sky

  46 The Case of the Tricky Trap

  47 The Case of the Tender Cheeping Chickies

  48 The Case of the Monkey Burglar

  49 The Case of the Booby-Trapped Pickup

  50 The Case of the Most Ancient Bone

  51 The Case of the Blazing Sky

  52 The Quest for the Great White Quail

  53 Drover’s Secret Life

  54 The Case of the Dinosaur Birds

  55 The Case of the Secret Weapon

  56 The Case of the Coyote Invasion

  57 The Disappearance of Drover

  58 The Case of the Mysterious Voice

  59 The Case of the Perfect Dog

  60 The Big Question

  61 The Case of the Prowling Bear

  About the Author and Illustrator

  John R. Erickson, a former cowboy, has written numerous books for both children and adults and is best known for his acclaimed Hank the Cowdog series. He lives and works on his ranch in Perryton, Texas, with his family.

  Gerald L. Holmes has illustrated numerous cartoons and textbooks in addition to the Hank the Cowdog series. He lives in Perryton, Texas.