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

hat Nan feared she would be hurt. The girl fro

ve her a sidelight upon Rhoda Hammond's character. As the Western

that attribute, largely devel

ll must have jarred her. But she was up in a flash, and the girl with the

the platform steps. "I've wrenched my knee, and I should hope you'd be satisfied. I want not

rupting Rhoda's angry speech. "But I can see it is going to take you s

eyes were hard and dry. She had evidently hurt her knee quite b

he begged in a whisper. "It will

n't c

t to be frie

repeated Rhoda, in

o. Every one of

y ac

ated Nan. "And you

nt to throw that

u," Nan pointed out. "

n at the jumper and overalls. "I

ng pace with her, as Rhoda left the gymnasium. "You are maki

ll, I like that

ll have to go through some such p

aimed the Western

rl through the unfamiliar and only half-lighted

our kne

urse i

sprain, or anything like that. I'll get it for yo

come around to b

y won't," said

fraid the

very much alone. You wo

by myself," said Rho

better times if you are fr

u. Out where I come from-at Rose Ranch-there are plenty of Mexican girls and Indi

hed Nan. "You don't understand. And I

?" responded Rhod

rned, bringing back the overall suit to be returned to Henry, she f

greatest girl you ever

time here-not! And I

ith her, Nan. The oth

ignore her. A girl w

do with her until she

I am sorry for he

'sorry' on that o

at we came near being just as foolish as R

ejaculated Bess;

ember that shoe-box lunch we brought with us and that

ss. "But, Nan! I never acted as foolis

ot, my dear,"

y have claimed credit

ter sense and her str

ss Harley from acting

mond was

is poor Rhoda is going to have a very unhappy t

e hurt Minnie badly. I suppose she's had no sort o

. She compares us unfavorably with the Mexican and Indian girl

Bess indignantly, as

days of this term at Lakeview Hall. It seemed that before breakfast the next morning t

girls-seniors and juniors who thought themselves too dignified for such escapades-had merely a sarcastic smile for the new girl from the West.

at the romps which never really hurt anybody. No girl with "ingrowing dignity," a

aura remarked. "This wild Western person has a swelled ego, if ever I saw one.

ng openly to help matters. She would not speak for the Wester

to dislike. Even Linda Riggs was not pleased with the girl from Rose Ranch. The latter girl

said tartly enough, of course, and Rhoda had to

ked over the contents of Rhoda's two trunks. "These clothes might be of use if you expected to atte

s are not suitable for me to wear. She is not at-at fault for their

is is a practical school, not a theatrical company, you have come to," snap

Rhoda again, and her voice was sharper. "My-my mo

t she had made public somehow made the other girls taste pity for her for the first time. Bess Harley fairly sobbed when sh

er," cried Bess angrily. "Why, it makes us sorr

Nan, somewhat moved h

out Rhoda Hammond. Was she deserving of some sympathy for h

od times and larks of the girls who should have been her mates. Li

h Rhoda did not say as much-that her mother had personally conducted much

ashioned ideas. Rhoda was grounded well in certain branches and d

e athleti

n with an ability to pitch a ball underhand, for instance, which we girls are not,

d as that," sa

basketball game before. She can scarcely lift herself waist-high on the parallel bars. Couldn't chin herself five times in s

tell Mrs. Gleason she thought such things were only for bo

the laughter,

ing match with her and

muscles by other means

iry and strong-y

o funny," remark

e she has walked so lit

ed, "has she been used to bei

e cattle country. Everybody r

terial for basketball, or any other team. She can't e

d the companionship of her schoolmates, she did not show it. Perhaps

from Rose Ranch that they were bound to admire. Rhoda Hammond possessed one faculty t