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