The Ranch Girls at Home Again

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Vandercook Margaret. The Ranch Girls at Home Again

CHAPTER I. THE RACE

CHAPTER II. AN UNANSWERED QUESTION

CHAPTER III. THE ENGINEER OF THE RAINBOW MINE

CHAPTER IV. OLIVE COMES HOME

CHAPTER V. THEIR RIDE TOGETHER

CHAPTER VI. THAT SAME AFTERNOON

CHAPTER VI "COURAGE MAKES THE MAN"

CHAPTER VIII. THE MIDNIGHT CONFERENCE

CHAPTER IX. A DILEMMA AND A VISITOR

CHAPTER X. CROSS PURPOSES

CHAPTER XI. A DINNER PARTY

CHAPTER XII. TWO CONVERSATIONS

CHAPTER XIII. A VISIT TO RAINBOW MINE

CHAPTER XIV. THE EXPLOSION

CHAPTER XV. AN UNFORTUNATE DISCUSSION

CHAPTER XVI. A DESERT STORM

CHAPTER XVII. OLIVE'S REMORSE

CHAPTER XVIII. JACK SURRENDERS AT LAST

CHAPTER XIX. RAINBOW CASTLE

CHAPTER XX. A PARTY AT THE NEW HOUSE

CHAPTER XXI. MAIDS AND MEN

CHAPTER XXII. OLD FRIENDS AND SOMETHING MORE

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ON a pile of boards in a great unfinished room Frieda Ralston stood facing – the unknown future.

In the family it was sometimes said that though on occasions the younger Miss Ralston could assume the airs of a social queen, at very many other times she was more of a baby than ever. For of course Frieda had not yet been touched by any of life's hard realities, and since her sister's recovery from her accident her way had been fairly plain sailing. For did she not have health, youth, plenty of money and an adoring family? What else was there to wish for? Thus far she had never taken any of her mild love affairs with the least seriousness and had no idea of "settling down," as she expressed it, for at least ten years to come. So what was there for Frieda to do but each day to grow fairer and more charming, like a lovely wax doll that had come to life and taken upon itself the airs and graces of a really grown-up person. Because Jack objected, Frieda some time ago had given up her former fashion of wearing her heavy yellow hair in a Psyche knot, and in these months at the ranch when no strangers were about had returned to her old childish custom of two long braids. On dress occasions, however, her coiffure, copied after a Paris model, could again be made bewilderingly lovely.

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After this speech Jack kept silent for several moments and they were almost at the Lodge before she replied:

"Look here, Jim, don't be angry with me if I say something. Of course I know Ralph is doing the best he can for us at the mine. But about that other story – really you ought to try and find out if it is true. John Raines, one of the miners, said he wanted to tell me something; do let him tell you instead. Because, Jim dear, if once you believe in a person you know you believe in him forever, and yet maybe Ralph may have gotten into mischief. You see I should not wish to be prying into his private affairs, but it is as plain as the nose on your face to everybody but you that Ralph is in love with Jean and always has been for that matter, though I must confess he has been paying her a good deal less attention lately. And as for Jean, well I don't believe she will marry any one who cannot give her wealth and position; yet just the same it would be wiser to know the truth about Ralph. Couldn't you ask him to tell you? I believe he would. Oh dear me, I do hope we won't have a strike at the mine or any other kind of trouble."

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