Chapter I: Front Matter

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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
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

RUTH FIELDING AT SILVER RANCH