Chapter I: Front Matter

THE RANCH GIRLS SERIES

The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge

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

AT

Rainbow Lodge

BY

MARGARET VANDERCOOK

ILLUSTRATED BY
HUGH A. BODINE

THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA

Copyright, 1911, by
THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.

PRINTED IN U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. THE LOST TRAIL 9
II. IN THE SHADOW OF THE GIANT'S FACE 27
III. FRIEDA AND THE OTHER GIRL 39
IV. THE RESCUE 54
V. SEEKING ADVICE 66
VI. THE ARRIVAL AT THE HOUSE PARTY 78
VII. A VISIT TO OLD LASKA 86
VIII. THE ESCAPE FROM THE DANCE 99
IX. JACQUELINE'S MISFORTUNE 108
X. BACK TO RAINBOW LODGE 122
XI. BREAKING THE NEWS 132
XII. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DIVIDE 147
XIII. THE WET BLANKET 160
XIV. AN UNFORTUNATE ARRIVAL 172
XV. ALL SAVE, JACK! 181
XVI. WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK 193
XVII. THE ROUND-UP 202
XVIII. A RACE FOR LIFE 218
XIX. NO NEWS 227
XX. OLIVE 243
XXI. THE WAY OF ESCAPE 258
XXII. A VOICE IN THE NIGHT 266
XXIII. JACK IS HAPPY 275
XXIV. CHRISTMAS EVE 282

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

SHE WAVED HER WONDERFUL PAPER BEFORE HER FRIENDS _Frontispiece_

PAGE
FRIEDA FLUNG HERSELF VALIANTLY IN THE PATH OF
THE INDIAN WOMAN 40

"CAN I DO ANYTHING FOR YOU, MA'AM?" 173

SOMEONE CREPT UP BEHIND HER WITH THE STEALTHINESS
POSSIBLE ONLY TO AN INDIAN 243

The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge.