Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE RANCH GIRLS SERIES

The Ranch Girls and Their Great Adventure

BOOKS BY MARGARET VANDERCOOK

THE RANCH GIRLS SERIES

THE RANCH GIRLS AT RAINBOW LODGE
THE RANCH GIRLS' POT OF GOLD
THE RANCH GIRLS AT BOARDING SCHOOL
THE RANCH GIRLS IN EUROPE
THE RANCH GIRLS AT HOME AGAIN
THE RANCH GIRLS AND THEIR GREAT ADVENTURE

THE RED CROSS GIRLS SERIES

THE RED CROSS GIRLS IN THE BRITISH TRENCHES
THE RED CROSS GIRLS ON THE FRENCH FIRING LINE
THE RED CROSS GIRLS IN BELGIUM
THE RED CROSS GIRLS WITH THE RUSSIAN ARMY
THE RED CROSS GIRLS WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY
THE RED CROSS GIRLS UNDER THE STARS AND STRIPES

STORIES ABOUT CAMP FIRE GIRLS

THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS AT SUNRISE HILL
THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS AMID THE SNOWS
THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD
THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS ACROSS THE SEA
THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS' CAREERS
THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS IN AFTER YEARS
THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS IN THE DESERT
THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS AT THE END OF THE TRAIL

THE RANCH GIRLS SERIES

The Ranch Girls and Their Great Adventure

--BY--
MARGARET VANDERCOOK

ILLUSTRATED BY
WILSON V. CHAMBERS

THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA

Copyright, 1917, by
THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. KENT HOUSE 9
II. FRIEDA'S RIFT 22
III. THE VOICE 34
IV. A LATE ARRIVAL 49
V. AN APPARITION 63
VI. THE CLOUD 81
VII. SO AS BY FIRE 92
VIII. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER 101
IX. CHURCH AND STATE 116
X. THE LETTER 127
XI. A SURPRISE 138
XII. NO QUARTER 148
XIII. THE BREAK 159
XIV. PROFESSOR AND PROFESSORESS 171
XV. THE OLD RANCH 187
XVI. VIVE 201
XVII. FAREWELL 212
XVIII. "UNDER TWO FLAGS" 225

ILLUSTRATIONS

YOU MUST ABIDE BY MY DECISION _Frontispiece_
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IN A FEW MOMENTS SHE WAS IN A PANIC 74
HIS OWN MEN CARRIED HIM BACK TO A FIELD HOSPITAL 128
I ASSURE YOU I HAVE OFFICIAL PERMISSION 180

The Ranch Girls and Their Great Adventure