Chapter I: Front Matter

RUTH FIELDING IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST

OR

THE INDIAN GIRL STAR OF THE MOVIES

BY

ALICE B. EMERSON

AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING IN THE SADDLE," "RUTH FIELDING DOWN EAST," ETC.

_ILLUSTRATED_

NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY PUBLISHERS

BOOKS FOR GIRLS

BY ALICE B. EMERSON

RUTH FIELDING SERIES

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

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RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL

RUTH FIELDING AT BRIARWOOD HALL

RUTH FIELDING AT SNOW CAMP

RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT

RUTH FIELDING AT SILVER RANCH

RUTH FIELDING ON CLIFF ISLAND

RUTH FIELDING AT SUNRISE FARM

RUTH FIELDING AND THE GYPSIES

RUTH FIELDING IN MOVING PICTURES

RUTH FIELDING DOWN IN DIXIE

RUTH FIELDING AT COLLEGE

RUTH FIELDING IN THE SADDLE

RUTH FIELDING IN THE RED CROSS

RUTH FIELDING AT THE WAR FRONT

RUTH FIELDING HOMEWARD BOUND

RUTH FIELDING DOWN EAST

RUTH FIELDING IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST

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BETTY GORDON SERIES

BETTY GORDON AT BRAMBLE FARM

BETTY GORDON IN WASHINGTON

BETTY GORDON IN THE LAND OF OIL

BETTY GORDON AT BOARDING SCHOOL

CUPPLES & LEON CO., PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK.

COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

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RUTH FIELDING IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST

Printed in U.S.A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. RUTH IN PERIL 1
II. A PERFECT SHOT 10
III. IN THE RING 18
IV. SMOKING THE PEACE PIPE 26
V. INSPIRATION 34
VI. EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE 43
VII. DAKOTA JOE'S WRATH 50
VIII. A WONDERFUL EVENT 59
IX. THE PLOT DEVELOPS 65
X. ONE NEW YORK DAY 75
XI. EVADING THE TRAFFIC POLICE 89
XII. BOUND FOR THE NORTHWEST 96
XIII. DAKOTA JOE MAKES A DEMAND 104
XIV. THE HUBBELL RANCH 112
XV. PURSUING DANGER 122
XVI. NEWS AND A THREAT 130
XVII. THE PROLOGUE IS FINISHED 138
XVIII. AN ACCIDENT THREATENING 146
XIX. IN DEADLY PERIL 154
XX. GOOD NEWS 160
XXI. A BULL AND A BEAR 168
XXII. IN THE CANYON 175
XXIII. REALITY 183
XXIV. WONOTA'S SURPRISE 192
XXV. OTHER SURPRISES 198

RUTH FIELDING IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST