II. FRIEDA AND THE OTHER GIRL 39
IV. THE RESCUE 54
V. SEEKING ADVICE 66
VI. THE ARRIVAL AT THE HOUSE PARTY 78
VII. A VISIT TO OLD LASKA 86
VIII. THE ESCAPE FROM THE DANCE 99
IX. JACQUELINE'S MISFORTUNE 108
X. BACK TO RAINBOW LODGE 122
XI. BREAKING THE NEWS 132
XII. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DIVIDE 147
XIII. THE WET BLANKET 160
XIV. AN UNFORTUNATE ARRIVAL 172
XV. ALL SAVE, JACK! 181
XVI. WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK 193
XVII. THE ROUND-UP 202
XVIII. A RACE FOR LIFE 218
XIX. NO NEWS 227
XX. OLIVE 243
XXI. THE WAY OF ESCAPE 258
XXII. A VOICE IN THE NIGHT 266
XXIII. JACK IS HAPPY 275
XXIV. CHRISTMAS EVE 282

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

SHE WAVED HER WONDERFUL PAPER BEFORE HER FRIENDS _Frontispiece_

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FRIEDA FLUNG HERSELF VALIANTLY IN THE PATH OF
THE INDIAN WOMAN 40

"CAN I DO ANYTHING FOR YOU, MA'AM?" 173

SOMEONE CREPT UP BEHIND HER WITH THE STEALTHINESS
POSSIBLE ONLY TO AN INDIAN 243

The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge.

CHAPTER I.

THE LOST TRAIL.

OVER the brown plain a shaggy broncho trotted slowly, with its head
drooping.

A girl stood up in her saddle with one hand to her lips. "Halloo!
Halloo!" she cried. "I wonder where on earth I am? I thought I knew
every inch of this country, yet here I am lost and I can't be but a few
miles from our ranch. I must have missed the trail somewhere. Jim! Jim
Colter! If there is anybody near, please answer me."

Jacqueline Ralston rode astride. Her eyes and cheeks were glowing and
her gold brown hair, deep grey eyes and brilliant color, formed an
unusually attractive picture.

She leaned over and gave her pony a penitent hug. "Poor little Hotspur,
you shall have a rest pretty soon, even if I have to spend the night out
of doors. But won't Jean and Frieda be frightened? Jim will scour the