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Aunt Jane's Nieces on the RanchL. Frank Baum

Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch

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Original author: L. Frank Baum

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"Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch" by L. Frank Baum is a novel published in 1913. On a California ranch, progressive owners Arthur and Louise Weldon hire a Mexican governess named Inez to care for their baby daughter. When Louise's uncle disapproves and brings an American nurse instead, tensions rise. Inez grows possessive of the child as mysterious sounds echo through the old Spanish estate's secret passages. Some believe the house is haunted, but hidden connections may explain the strange occurrences.

Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch, by L. Frank Baum. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #35859.

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22 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: Uncle John Decides2,325 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: El Cajon Ranch1,580 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: That Blessed Baby!930 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Little Jane’s Two Nurses3,297 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Inez Threatens1,895 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: A Dinner with the Neighbors2,364 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Gone!1,185 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Very Mysterious2,466 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: A Fruitless Search2,123 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: Conjectures and Absurdities1,934 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: The Major Encounters the Ghost1,404 words
  1. 12.Chapter XII: Another Disappearance2,505 words
  2. 13.Chapter XIII: The Way It Happened2,546 words
  3. 14.Chapter XIV: Prisoners of the Wall1,889 words
  4. 15.Chapter XV: Mildred Confides in Inez2,224 words
  5. 16.Chapter XVI: An Unexpected Arrival1,539 words
  6. 17.Chapter XVII: The Prodigal Son1,714 words
  7. 18.Chapter XVIII: Laces and Gold2,049 words
  8. 19.Chapter XIX: Inez and Miguel1,058 words
  9. 20.Chapter XX: Mr. Runyon’s Discovery1,985 words
  10. 21.Chapter XXI: A Fortune in Tatters1,648 words
  11. 22.Chapter XXII: Faithful and True1,883 words