Produced by Al Haines. [Illustration: At sight of a rattler his gun leaped into crashing life (Page 314)] "TEX" By CLARENCE E. MULFORD AUTHOR OF _"Bar 20," "Bar 20 Days," "Bar 20 Three," "Buck Peters, Ranchman," "The Coming of Cassidy," "Hopalong Cassidy," "Johnny Nelson," "The Man from Bar 20," etc._ A. L. BURT COMPANY Publishers New York Published by arrangement with A. C. McClurg & Co. Printed in U. S. A. Copyright A. C. McClurg & Co. 1922 Published March, 1922 _Copyrighted in Great Britain_ _Printed in the United States of America_ CONTENTS CHAPTER I The Trail Calls II Refreshed Memories III Tempted Anew IV A Crowded Day V A Trimmer Trimmed VI Friendly Interest VII Weights and Measures VIII After Dark IX A Pleasant Excursion X Speed and Guile XI Empty Honors XII Closer Friendships XIII Outcheating Cheaters XIV Tact and Courage XV A Good Samaritan XVI Buffalo Creek in the Spotlight XVII The Rush XVIII "Here Lies the Road to Rome!" XIX A Lecture Wasted XX Plans Awry XXI An Equal Guilt XXII The False Trail and the True *"TEX"* *CHAPTER I* *THE TRAIL CALLS*