Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch; Or, The Old Mexican's Treasure

on her trusty pinto pony (whatever kind of pony that is), with a gun at her belt and swinging a lariat. She will yell for Dr. Beulah to come forth, and

d as 'Procrastination Boggs', "you are getting your metaphors dreadfully mixed

red girl earnestly. "You know very well from what we see in the movies that there are more w

coat, and was warming herself before the open fire in the beautiful reception hall where this conversation was going on, "

ead Man's Den has money enough to suit eve

I hope," said the girl

d Laura, and some of t

ad a chang

smart you are, Polk. Just as though I

s particular occasion," said the red-haired girl. "What has happened to you, Lin

nd turned to speak to her pa

st about our age-to come to Lakeview Hall; but she goes to a private school right in her neighborhood-oh! a very

ble red-haired girl, "why didn't you

d," complained Linda. "He would not hear of it.

a. "How the dear docto

not come back to h

ould not look at the laughing group again. A flaxen-haired girl with pink cheeks and blue eye

"I was to go to visit Grace; but there was sickness at home, a

oned Amelia Boggs, the homely girl. "They

aid, shrugging her shoulders. "I had something else to d

wrote me that you were at her house, and we

illie Nevins?" deman

dent. That you were run away with in a sleigh a

Polk. "So Our Nan has been playing th

herself forward the

e that is what you mea

hen Madam Graves' ho

to do with it. Or, no

dryly, "and I guess we'll

going to join this

ies, you are mista

r all about it when B

She did like to p

Gracie?" Amelia Boggs wanted to know. "You

the train," said Linda airily. "Father had his

, and by no chance did his daughter eve

ed Cora, "didn't you h

son, but they had people in the chair car they th

Laura. "I bet I know wh

e bus!" cried

Lakeview Hall followed the announcement. This hall was almost like a castle set upon a high cliff ov

"boiling out of it," as Laura declared. Short, tall, thin, stout girls and girls of all ages between ten a

Linda, haughtily. "Let

positivel

a cried. "I want to

ed the disd

. I don't want to be left out of everything just because of you. Even if you are going to flock by yourself this term, as you did

d Cora had the nicest room in the Hall, for it had been fixed up especially for his daughter

ant to run with that

w!" exclai

you, Linda! Don't act offish," and Cora walke

chief henchman and ally would rather break up the little group which Laura Polk had

ion of countenance, a dark beauty with curls and flashing eyes, and a demure but pretty girl to whom

eyed girl. And to the curly-haired one: "What mischief have you

haired girl's ear. "It's what we are going to do.

is one special sawney expected. Did she

s seen Roistering Rhod

he was due tonig

ke!" exclaimed Be

ried one of t

st West there is," Laura said gravely. "Of course sh

brown-eyed girl, tossing off her furs and smiling

of having a cow-girl fresh from the wildest West come

up that had followed her into the hall. The bus had been so crowded and so dark that she had

isn't it?" she murmured to

eed Elizabeth, warm

thoughtful, suddenly noticed a stranger in brown who still st

ood there alone, just the faintest smile upon her lips, yet looki

lly wonderful brown plume. She wore bronze shoes and hose. Even Linda Riggs was dresse

, went quickly toward the girl

said. "And I am a member of the Welcomi

nd," said the dem

You can't be! Not Rollicking Rhoda from Rustlers' Roost,

n, still placidly. "I am Rh