Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch

by Alice B. Emerson

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

FRECKLES LEAPED UP, FRIGHTENED AND SNORTING.

Books for Girls

By ALICE B. EMERSON

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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.

Cupples & Leon Co., Publishers, New York.

Copyright, 1913, by
Cupples & Leon Company

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Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch

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
XVII.	The Stampede	143
XVIII.	A Desperate Case	150
XIX.	The Man at Tintacker	157
XX.	The Wolf at the Door	164
XXI.	A Plucky Fight	171
XXII.	Service Courageous	178
XXIII.	Bashful Ike Takes the Bit in his Teeth	185
XXIV.	Coals of Fire	192
XXV.	At the Old Red Mill Again	199