Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch

ought her home from school-from Denver. And she's a nice little gal enough, at that; but she ain't got no use for Ike and he ought to see it. Gals out

he can be," declared Ruth, her pony cante

hull range-don't you see? Ike better git a move on, if he wants her. 'Tain't goin' to be no bashful 'ombre that gets Sally Dickson, let me tell ye! Sendin' he

to buy the nicest box of candy I can find,

ores as well as a fine hotel. Ruth went to the railroad station, however, where there was sure to be fresh candies from the East, and she bought the hands

is less bold than the other boys," thought Ruth. "He's been real kind to me and ma

ook her to the office of the young lawyer he had mentioned. This was Mr. Savage-a bri

up the history of those Tintacker Mines," he said. "Mr. Hicks knows a goo

ices and the lawyer turned up the first

. The camp that sprang up there and flourished fifteen years ago, was called Tintacker, too. But

's been around yere for som

s that?" demanded La

ntacker ever since Spring opened. I

r old?" inter

re'n a kid,

never se

e other day, and made us a heap of trouble a

he first time-that was more than a year ago. Said he had been left his father's share in the old Tintacker Mine and wanted

ge, what was his name

k for the time being. There wasn't any Cox ever had an interest in the Tintacker as far as I can find. But he probably had his own r

oot?" as

rst time he was here. That I know, for I found a guide for him, Ben Burgess. He stayed

st at once that there had been an entry made since he had la

the entire Tintacker Mine holdings. Yes-sir! the records are as straight as a string. And the record was ma

stands-the present ownership of the mine, I mean,

heirs this fellow seems to have bought up. Now, he told me his father died and left his share of the Tintacker to him. That m

h ten cents or ten thousand dollars-belongs to somebody known as John Cox-somebody who can produce the

I understand it

ut the other owners. That seems straight enough. Your uncle's

s, "he might as well have a lien on a setting of

't believe the mine is worth the money it cost

send it home to uncle. And, if you don't mind, Mr. Savage, I'll send him your name and addr

to send East in two or three days. Then Mr. Hicks took Ruth to the hote

was open. All the windows were flung wide and the door was ajar; and she could see Sally D

Saturday night. I nigh forgot it. We'll all hafter go over so that you folks from Down Eas

Sally," said

girl held so carefully before her. "You kin see her all right. That red

stacked in a lean-to at the end of the house. The floor had been swept and mopped up and the girls were helping Sally trim the walls and certain picture

e window, and leaving her work to come across the room. "You're

iting Jane Ann. I hope you are going to invite us t

" returned Sally Dickson. "We're plain f

at her. "We're not city girls. We live in the country and get our fun where we

ng to smile, too; nobody could be grouchy and

you do fo

last time the music failed us, and one of the boys tried to whistle the dances; but one feller that was mad wi

at that, but

e to bring Jane Ann's piano away over here. However, my chum, Helen, plays the violin. Sh

Ruth's advances. "I suppose a bunch of the Silver outfi

icks asked me to hand you this, Miss Dickson. He was very particular that you should get it safely." She

esent, or comment upon it at all,