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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
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, RALPH MERRITT?" SHEDEMANDED]
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_ PAGE "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