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

Dr. Beulah," as her pupils lovingly called the head of the school (though not, of course, to he

Skating, bobsledding, skiing, and even walking, was taboo for a while, for there was more mu

dered a real godsend b

ns told them of the n

n miles from Freeling,

e Lakeview Hall gir

lie. "It's full of those Indian blankets, and bead-trimmed things,

n New Jersey?" sc

ry's girls told me about it. They have been

n and Bess were just as much interested as the other girls, and they det

other girls were saying. Her brown eyes sparkled and a littl

at Rhoda was not in a mood to accept any overture of peace. The Western girl treated Nan herse

t Saturday afternoon that Mrs. Cupp allowed Miss March, one of the

trolley car passed through toward Adminster. The girls under Miss March's care all but filled the car when it

ing to the Western girl as the car started,

rch," said R

to leave the school premise

said Rhoda, "I ob

asked the instruct

and she got it this morning. She gave it to me. Here it is," said the Western g

zed when she had read

ed you this privilege

hoda coldly, and Miss Mar

aura. "Why, it must have cost five dolla

doesn't know the val

e recklessly extra

s. As there were few other passengers on that car to Adminster, the Lakeview Hall pupils came very near to

at the dreary landscape. It seemed too bad, Nan Sherwood thought more than once, th

rger town than Freeling, and it was on the main railroad line instead of a b

nd Grace, with Nan herself, had some things to buy in the department store which was

h was on a side street, there was the whole part

the stock. Like all such stores that are established for a few months only, and move from town to tow

an, a woman, and a young girl who waited on the customers, all dressed in Mexican costumes;

y goods they might wish to look at Nan shrewdly suspected the man and woman to be Jews; but this girl, with

adies want-yes?" she inquire

ried Bess. "Look at all those blankets, Nan!

vely spread!

one lot of go

hem. Nan turned to ask her a question regarding a beaded cloth that was evide

at the girl who was waiting on her started as though to approach the newcomer. Then s

r, and she gave every indication of an excitement th

her emotion. With the saleswoman who had come to wait on her the girl from Rose R

d darkly and was at first inclined to turn away. Then her excitement overpowered her natu

adies-yes?" she demanded. "

rom the same school," ad

asked the Mexican, poi

es

t' you all-yes? Her nam

hy

hissed the strangely

-mo

admitted Nan, scarcely knowing whether it w

orita Ham-mon', of d

, her home is at Rose Ranch

can girl, her eyes st

he is dress'. Huh! Th

hose dress

ack of the store. Nan was speechless. She stood utt