Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch; Or, Schoolgirls Among the Cowboys

								


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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



        CHAPTER                                               PAGE

             I. “Old Trouble-Maker”                              1

            II. Bashful Ike                                     11

           III. In Which Things Happen                          18

            IV. The Fire Fight                                  30

             V. “Old Trouble-Maker” Turned Loose                40

            VI. The Roping Contest                              51

           VII. Jane Ann Turns the Trick                        57

          VIII. What Was on the Records                         66

            IX. The Fox Is Reckless                             75

             X. Ruth Shows Her Mettle                           83

            XI. An Ursine Hold-Up                               89

           XII. The Man From Tintacker                          97

          XIII. The Party at the Schoolhouse                   103

           XIV. Bashful Ike Comes Out Strong                   112

            XV. “The Night Trick”                              123

           XVI. The Joke That Failed                           136