Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE RANCH GIRLS SERIES

The Ranch Girls at Home Again

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 Ranch Girls and their Heart's Desire
The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow
The Ranch Girls and the Mystery of the Three Roads

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 on the Edge of the Desert
The Camp Fire Girls at the End of the Trail
The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines
The Camp Fire Girls on the Field of Honor
The Camp Fire Girls in Glorious France
The Camp Fire Girls in Merrie England
The Camp Fire Girls at Half Moon Lake
The Camp Fire Girls by the Blue Lagoon

THE GIRL SCOUTS SERIES

The Girl Scouts of the Eagle's Wing
The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest
The Girl Scouts of the Round Table
The Girl Scouts in Mystery Valley
The Girl Scouts and the Open Road

THE RANCH GIRLS SERIES

The Ranch Girls at Home Again

BY

MARGARET VANDERCOOK

ILLUSTRATED BY

RALPH P. COLEMAN

THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA

Copyright, 1915, by
THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.

PRINTED IN U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. THE RACE 9
II. AN UNANSWERED QUESTION 21
III. THE ENGINEER OF THE RAINBOW MINE 30
IV. OLIVE COMES HOME 40
V. THEIR RIDE TOGETHER 51
VI. THAT SAME AFTERNOON 66
VII. "COURAGE MAKES THE MAN" 79
VIII. THE MIDNIGHT CONFERENCE 91
IX. A DILEMMA AND A VISITOR 100
X. CROSS PURPOSES 110
XI. A DINNER PARTY 121
XII. TWO CONVERSATIONS 134
XIII. A VISIT TO RAINBOW MINE 146
XIV. THE EXPLOSION 155
XV. AN UNFORTUNATE DISCUSSION 165
XVI. A DESERT STORM 187
XVII. OLIVE'S REMORSE 200
XVIII. JACK SURRENDERS AT LAST 210
XIX. RAINBOW CASTLE 221
XX. A PARTY AT THE NEW HOUSE 230
XXI. MAIDS AND MEN 240
XXII. OLD FRIENDS AND SOMETHING MORE 254

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, RALPH MERRITT?" SHE
DEMANDED _Frontispiece_
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"SHE HAD HEARD THAT MASTERFUL TONE BEFORE" 84
"THE STARS HAD DISAPPEARED AND BEYOND THE UNIVERSAL
GRAYNESS THERE WAS NOW A FAINT ROSE LIGHT" 211
"YOU WOULD HAVE MARRIED ME ANYHOW" 241

The Ranch Girls at Home Again