Front matter
Reading edition
FRECKLES LEAPED UP, FRIGHTENED AND SNORTING.
Ruth Fielding
At Silver Ranch
OR
SCHOOLGIRLS AMONG THE COWBOYS
BY
ALICE B. EMERSON
Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,”
“Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall,” Etc.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
Books for Girls
BY ALICE B. EMERSON
RUTH FIELDING SERIES
12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.
RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL Or, Jasper Parloe’s Secret. RUTH FIELDING AT BRIARWOOD HALL Or, Solving the Campus Mystery. RUTH FIELDING AT SNOW CAMP Or, Lost in the Backwoods. RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT Or, Nita, the Girl Castaway. RUTH FIELDING AT SILVER RANCH Or, Schoolgirls Among the Cowboys.
Copyright, 1918, by
Cupples & Leon Company
Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross
Printed in U. S. A.
CONTENTS
CHAPTERPAGE
I.“Old Trouble-Maker”1
II.Bashful Ike11
III.In Which Things Happen18
IV.The Fire Fight30
V.“Old Trouble-Maker” Turned Loose40
VI.The Roping Contest51
VII.Jane Ann Turns the Trick57
VIII.What Was on the Records66
IX.The Fox Is Reckless75
X.Ruth Shows Her Mettle83
XI.An Ursine Hold-Up89
XII.The Man From Tintacker97
XIII.The Party at the Schoolhouse103
XIV.Bashful Ike Comes Out Strong112
XV.“The Night Trick”123
XVI.The Joke That Failed136
XVII.The Stampede143
XVIII.A Desperate Case150
XIX.The Man at Tintacker157
XX.The Wolf at the Door164
XXI.A Plucky Fight171
XXII.Service Courageous178
XXIII.Bashful Ike Takes the Bit in His Teeth185
XXIV.Coals of Fire192
XXV.At the Old Red Mill Again199