[Illustration: Autograph] DISCOVERY AT ASPEN by SOPHIE RUSKAY A WONDERFUL WORLD BOOK NEW YORK: A. S. BARNES AND COMPANY, INC. LONDON: THOMAS YOSELOFF LTD. Illustrated by JANET D’AMATO [Illustration: Cabin bedroom] Copyright © 1960 by A. S. Barnes and Company, Inc. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 60-10204 Printed in the United States of America All Rights Reserved A. S. Barnes and Company, Inc. 11 East 36th Street New York 16, N.Y. Thomas Yoseloff Ltd. 123 New Bond Street London, W.1, England _To the memory of my husband CECIL B. RUSKAY whose delightful personality and creative gifts made him so beloved by his children and grandchildren and a host of young friends._ CONTENTS _Chapter and Title_ _Page_ 1 So You’re Going to Aspen 11 2 Aspen: From Silver Dust to Music 19 3 Pleasures of Travel 27 4 First Glimpse of Aspen 37 5 A Rude Yet Pleasant Awakening 52 6 Karl 66 7 A Family Argument Happily Resolved 77 8 Smuggler’s Café 90 9 A Small Triumph 99 10 A Catastrophe with a Happy Ending 106 11 Judy, Amateur Psychologist 124 12 Ashcroft, The Ghost Town 135 13 The Huskies 147 14 “Confidentially Yours” 154 15 The Mountain Climb 157 16 Near Tragedy and Rescue 170 17 Clouds on the Horizon 180 18 A Dream Is Crystallized 190 19 Farewell to Aspen 203 20 Mother and Daughter 211 DISCOVERY AT ASPEN