The Adventure Girls at K Bar O

ranchyard and rattled to a halt. With creaks and groans in every

he ranch house banged shut and a flyin

e girl from the ranch house declared hu

ns, and Gale and her friends, The Adventure Girls, had traveled We

in that!" Virginia Wilson murmured aghast, when

le," declared Carol Carter. "I never k

in," Gale explained. "It was there

ght it second hand, would

a twinkle in her eyes. "It looks

rie Wallace, who had been busy unstrapping luggage and tu

do with our stu

its," Virginia suggested, "so just bring along what you w

e he crossed the yard from the corral. Behind him came Gale's uncle. Vi

chaperon?" Virginia asked from her position on

ne," a laughing voice in the adjoining room d

sane and level-headed ones among us, could be trusted to see that

dded Janet mischievously. "If they had any sense at all, t

his far," Valerie declared, strugg

, she ran us into a ditch, went the wrong way on a one way street in a little

ive thereafter for self pre

ed in an injured tone. "I do my best to make o

demanded as she and Madge entered the ot

ed. "I want to get outside a

f a horse to get on," declared Carol as the

won't go into th

the other girls smi

," Madge advised Virginia. "T

sing as Janet and Carol returned, this ti

a summer in the open air on the ranch, looking forward to unknown adventures with keen anticipation. The six had dubbed themselves the Adventure Girls when on school hikes and outings they had usually managed to stir up some kind of excitement.

he summer in Arizona it had seemed delightful and intriguing, but not probable. Gradually the girls had won round paren

they began to ride around the countryside. Henry Wilson, Virginia's father, dealt in cattle and his herds were

saw the girls, brought up three saddled mounts, the cowboy following with a strin

e and Valerie, already experienced rid

l, horse," she said, "I think we are about to become be

ssured the girls, assisti

to Janet. "You'll ne

he saddle, the girls were moving forward. Virginia rode ahead with

pertime shortly and I know you wouldn't want to m

nly gives one an appetite,"

ing herd of the K Bar O cattle. But it was not to the cows that Gale called her friend's atte

the hand that gripped her horse's reins was clenched

aving target practice, I

ear suddenly so nervous. However, Gale did not press the subject at the time. Sh