The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure

imed Kit. "I do wonder if mother will be there

lled their train. They were dirty and tired. They would all be glad when the little desert station of Benito

ead of them, big black

the windows the deluge

cloud-burst," said Ki

to get ho

e glad to see that terrible storm? You

it!" Kit

ds came to the window to see the cause of the de

was walking toward the engine. "A wash-out! That cloud-burst you saw tor

going, there was some breeze, but at a stand-still, the sun bl

hat the delay might be lo

the conductor. "If you will ride in the work tr

ready for something different. "We've ne

broken tracks and into the work train. The girls laughed

idea. "Judge Breckenrid

ith him, if you will l

th excitement. "This m

e in the engine, and

in. And when Bet joined her friends

starting out with so many adventures. It

There aren't many adventures in the mountains. It is just one day after another. Nothing new,

ck well and we'll learn to use the rope, that is if we ever can, which I doubt

settlement. "I love those adobe houses of the Mexicans," said E

uts as they saw the girls approaching. Only the children re

reamy black eyes!" whispered Enid to Bet, who was trying

e at the end of the street a small boy dashed

she made no attempt to do anything. And the other wome

that. She quickly slipped out of her dress, and catching the littl

e cried, "Oh the poor boy! G

, Enid tore the half bur

t understand. Bet looked about her desperately. "Run to the hot

with the word that the doctor was a

d helplessly by, wringi

eturned and poured th

whispered Shirley as the screams quieted down in the settlemen

cries ceased, then getting clean sheets and pil

d the boy, he declared he could not have give

t," said Bet. "We were trying to get acqua

men offered them all that their small stores contained. They insisted that the girls must eat tamales

at night, the whole settlement

aimed Joy as she waved her hand back toward the

rd by the grateful mother of Pedro Alvarez. It contained

but can't you get that wonderful flavor?" she exclaim

hat can be eaten!" s

he little settlement. "If they just come out as lovely as they were i

to sleep quickly that night. Early

il. He was half starved and ill. And when her parents had found her, Enid insisted that the child who had helped her, should be looke

t Tommy," said Bet. "Won'

e. I don't suppose they will, but I don't s

ey'll come,

ressed quickly and went to the window in the d

long fingers, reaching far up into the sky. Kit stood it

you don't know wh

, they quickly join

she at the spectacle. "Now you never saw anything as gorgeous as that i

agnificent. Do you

," she

ple and rose, and deep shadows of blue, and som

t, then put it away, saying, "It won't

to her room for her note book and colors. "But if I painted it that way

this morning she was too excited to settle down.

as hungry, but it put in time and that was good. The hour to wait

ours!" called the Jud

anding at the door, he

she gave way, but when the train pulled into the

t, the very last link with civilization. For beyond the three squat adobe shacks, lay the sandy, cactus-do

ied Bet. "Isn't

mes, and I almost expect to see the villain and the h

e here!"

own about a tanned, alert little woman. What she was

ith a wave of her arm she cri