John R. Erickson

The Case of the Midnight Rustler / the Phantom in the Mirror (Hank the Cowdog) John R. Erickson Unabridged edition

Wonder if cattle rustlers still exist? Well, they do. Hank and Slim go on a camping trip to see if they can catch the mysterious stranger who is stealing calves. Hank devours all of Slim's camp meat (weenies) and chews the tent rope in half during a thunderstorm. Slim gets soaked, but fortunately he never figures out why the rope broke. Hear "See the Morning Sun Ascending" and "Alas and Alack," which tells of a cowboy who went to the circus.

Pete warns Hank that a stray dog has invaded the ranch and is lurking inside the machine shed. Naturally, Hank goes to investigate, and sure enough, he finds the Phantom Dog--in an old mirror stored in the machine shed. But then Drover looks into the same mirror and sees a "Handsome Prince." Holy smokes, it appears that two dogs have invaded the ranch! The story features two new songs "Poor Me" and "Gloria."