Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net BLUE BONNET'S RANCH PARTY The Blue Bonnet Series _By_ _Lela Horn Richards_ _and_ _Caroline E. Jacobs_ [Illustration] Each, one vol., large 12mo, illustrated $1.75 A TEXAS BLUE BONNET BLUE BONNET'S RANCH PARTY BLUE BONNET IN BOSTON BLUE BONNET KEEPS HOUSE BLUE BONNET--DEBUTANTE BLUE BONNET OF THE SEVEN STARS * * * * * THE COSY CORNER SERIES _By Caroline E. Jacobs_ Each, one vol., small 12mo, illustrated $0.75 BAB'S CHRISTMAS AT STANHOPE THE CHRISTMAS SURPRISE PARTY A CHRISTMAS PROMISE [Illustration] THE PAGE COMPANY 53 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. [Illustration: "BLUE BONNET . . . WATCHED THE SUN RISE OUT OF THE PRAIRIE." (_See page 303._)] BLUE BONNET'S RANCH PARTY BY C. E. JACOBS AND EDYTH ELLERBECK READ A SEQUEL TO A TEXAS BLUE BONNET BY C. E. JACOBS _Illustrated by_ JOHN GOSS [Illustration] THE PAGE COMPANY BOSTON - - PUBLISHERS _Copyright, 1912_ BY THE PAGE COMPANY * * * * * _All rights reserved_ Made in U. S. A. First Impression, July, 1912 Second Impression, October, 1912 Third Impression, May, 1913 Fourth Impression, January, 1914 Fifth Impression, April, 1914 Sixth Impression, February, 1915 Seventh Impression, June, 1915 Eighth Impression, July, 1916 Ninth Impression, April, 1917 Tenth Impression, March, 1918 Eleventh Impression, July, 1919 Twelfth Impression, May, 1920 Thirteenth Impression, December, 1921 PRINTED BY C. H. SIMONDS COMPANY BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. THE WANDERER 1 II. IN THE BLUE BONNET COUNTRY 16 III. THE GLORIOUS FOURTH 32 IV. THE ROUND ROBIN 45 V. THE SWIMMING HOLE 60 VI. AN ADVENTURE 71 VII. A FALLING OUT 86 VIII. CONSEQUENCES 101 IX. TEXAS AND MASSACHUSETTS 112 X. ENTER CARITA 124 XI. CAMPING BY THE BIG SPRING 142 XII. POCO TIEMPO 155 XIII. AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE 169 XIV. A FALLING IN 183 XV. SUNDAY 200 XVI. THE LOST SHEEP 215 XVII. SECRETS 230 XVIII. SOME ARRIVALS 242 XIX. BLUE BONNET'S BIRTHDAY 259 XX. CONFERENCES 275 XXI. BLUE BONNET DECIDES 290 XXII. HASTA LA VISTA 300 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS