WeRead Powered by ReaderPub
Johnny Longbow cover

Johnny Longbow

Chapter 29: The Roy J. Snell Books
By Roy J. Snell
Open in WeRead

About This Book

A young outdoorsman traveling with a traditional bow joins a girl and her elderly grandfather in the Canadian north and becomes involved in a series of perilous events driven by an enigmatic quest. The trio confronts river rapids, a mad moose, avalanches, treacherous night attacks, a mysterious hunchback figure and clashes with bears while following strange signs and legends such as a great banshee. The narrative combines episodic adventure and survival challenges with growing bonds of trust, tests of skill and courage, and a final pursuit that resolves the mystery behind the elusive green gold.

“But now it is all more than right,” Faye had said with tears of joy in her eyes. “The real murderer has confessed; the other man is free.”

Gordon Duncan had sold half the green gold for a sum large enough to make him comfortable for life. Timmie’s half he had given to a museum, there to remain as a monument to his lost comrade.

Faye and Johnny stood in the doorway watching the sunset fade. Never before had Johnny been so tempted to give up the life of a wanderer and settle down. And yet—

“Letter for you,” said Gordon Duncan. Coming up the path, he handed it to Johnny.

The boy read the letter with interest. It was from Curlie Carson. Perhaps you have read about him. Johnny had heard of him. In this letter Curlie proposed that the two of them join in a daring enterprise. Would Johnny go?

Would he? When one frank, daring, straight shooting adventurer says to another of his kind, “Come, let’s go,” the answer is sure to be, “Lead on.”

“But I’ll be back,” Johnny said to the ruddy-cheeked Scotch girl as he bade her goodbye next morning. And who can say he will not?

If you wish to read of the adventures entered into by Johnny Thompson and Curlie Carson, you’ll find them all written down in a book called, “The Rope of Gold.”


The Roy J. Snell Books

Mr. Snell is a versatile writer who knows how to write stories that will please boys and girls. He has traveled widely, visited many out-of-the-way corners of the earth, and being a keen observer has found material for many thrilling stories. His stories are full of adventure and mystery, yet in the weaving of the story there are little threads upon which are hung lessons in loyalty, honesty, patriotism and right living.

Mr. Snell has created a wide audience among the younger readers of America. Boy or girl, you are sure to find a Snell book to your liking. His works cover a wide and interesting scope.

Here are the titles of the Snell Books:

Mystery Stories for Boys

1. Triple Spies
2. Lost in the Air
3. Panther Eye
4. The Crimson Flash
5. White Fire
6. The Black Schooner
7. The Hidden Trail
8. The Firebug
9. The Red Lure
10. Forbidden Cargoes
11. Johnny Longbow
12. The Rope of Gold
13. The Arrow of Fire
14. The Gray Shadow
15. Riddle of the Storm
16. The Galloping Ghost
17. Whispers at Dawn; or, The Eye
18. Mystery Wings
19. Red Dynamite
20. The Seal of Secrecy
21. The Shadow Passes
22. Sign of the Green Arrow

The Radio-Phone Boys’ Series

1. Curlie Carson Listens In
2. On the Yukon Trail
3. The Desert Patrol
4. The Seagoing Tank
5. The Flying Sub
6. Dark Treasure
7. Whispering Isles
8. Invisible Wall

Adventure Stories for Girls

1. The Blue Envelope
2. The Cruise of the O’Moo
3. The Secret Mark
4. The Purple Flame
5. The Crimson Thread
6. The Silent Alarm
7. The Thirteenth Ring
8. Witches Cove
9. The Gypsy Shawl
10. Green Eyes
11. The Golden Circle
12. The Magic Curtain
13. Hour of Enchantment
14. The Phantom Violin
15. Gypsy Flight
16. The Crystal Ball
17. A Ticket to Adventure
18. The Third Warning


Transcriber’s Notes

  • Copyright notice provided as in the original printed text—this e-text is public domain in the country of publication.
  • Silently corrected palpable typos; left non-standard spellings and dialect unchanged.
  • Relocated promotional material to the end of the book, and completed the list of books in the three series (using other sources).