The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle; Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run

rain the night before. Betty and Mollie "took off" the expressions on th

ally. "I'm sore from laughing. I think yo

isped Mollie, and the girls went

afternoon, instead of Chicago. I'm half afraid to spend another night in the s

etty carelessly. "I'd rather lik

ld do would be to take

, that's all. And what would we do w

etty, so matter-of-factly that the girls chuckled.

ded quickly: "Oh yes, he was the man wh

to keep him all to yourself, B

t have shown him t

st unpleasant looking men I ever saw. Just the same," she added lightly, "we owe him a lot. If it hadn't been for him we probably w

llie, her eyes dancin

ty, with a chuckle at the memory. "He

st be awful to be that way. When is

thought of Allen. "There is really no great hurry about it, you know. Dad has made up his mind to t

r between trains and, as every one knows, there can be little sightseeing done in that limited space of time. As it was, for some reason they could not ascertain, the outgoing train was

who boarded the train for Gold Run and allowed Mr.

at the rather distorted image of herself in the narrow mirror between th

me they have a diner on this train. Come on, girl

ovel scenery that slipped past them so swiftly. It was their first ventu

efore long and we'll have to miss all this," with an

"If we were only like the princess in the story, the members of whose

tlemen on the trail of runaway daughters, they slept soundly through the long hours while the train plunged onward through the inky blacknes

ouded down, and they ate lunch while the rain da

we are under co

the ranch in this

le for me when it ra

time came to get supper they were glad to see that they h

drawled Grace, about nine o'

n hour all were sleeping soundly while the l

ir way from the dining car through some half dozen other cars to their

eally as good-looking as you say, Betty. I must admit," she added, as she viewed the rathe

ly. "She hasn't been near a ranch, yet she e

loitering about the place. One was astride an extremely nervous horse that shied as the train puffed to a standstill and rose on his hind legs as th

raned their necks for a better view of the horseman. "

y do or not," broke in Betty, the thrill of suppressed excitem

y once more and the romantic group on the station we

resting, absorbed their attention. As a general rule the country was flat, but now and then in the background could be caught g

in those woods," said Amy, her eyes

import stuffed ones, do

excited as they neared their destination. "Maybe we can borrow a gun or two from the cow-punc

on, telling them it was time to get their things tog

o put a hat on," he laughed. "So I th

ue a half-empty but still precious candy box and Mollie wanting to know

m all safely to the station platform,

ou ever gave me, Rose," he rema

to meet the train. One of these, a handsome young fellow, detached himself fro

ed in a soft drawl that capt

he young fellow indicated a buc

showed a beautiful set of white teeth. "An' some

haired young fellow who gave the girls one frightened glance and looked swiftly away

ck with Andy Rawlinson, which was

and they clattered over the bumpy ro

life time!" she said dramatically