Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net THE GIRL FROM SUNSET RANCH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOOKS FOR GIRLS By AMY BELL MARLOWE 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. THE OLDEST OF FOUR Or Natalie's Way Out THE GIRLS OF HILLCREST FARM Or The Secret of the Rocks A LITTLE MISS NOBODY Or With the Girls of Pinewood Hall THE GIRL FROM SUNSET RANCH Or Alone in a Great City WYN'S CAMPING DAYS Or The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club FRANCES OF THE RANGES Or The Old Ranchman's Treasure THE GIRLS OF RIVERCLIFF SCHOOL Or Beth Baldwin's Resolve THE ORIOLE BOOKS WHEN ORIOLE CAME TO HARBOR LIGHT WHEN ORIOLE TRAVELED WESTWARD (Other volumes in preparation) GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS--NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration: "CAB, MISS? TAKE YOU ANYWHERE YOU SAY." Frontispiece (Page 67).] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE GIRL FROM SUNSET RANCH OR ALONE IN A GREAT CITY BY AMY BELL MARLOWE AUTHOR OF THE OLDEST OF FOUR, THE GIRLS OF HILLCREST FARM, WYN'S CAMPING DAYS, ETC. Illustrated NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Made in the United States of America ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright, 1914, by GROSSET & DUNLAP The Girl from Sunset Ranch ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. "Snuggy" and the Rose Pony 1 II. Dudley Stone 14 III. The Mistress Of Sunset Ranch 26 IV. Headed East 36 V. At Both Ends Of The Route 45 VI. Across The Continent 56 VII. The Great City 65 VIII. The Welcome 72 IX. The Ghost Walk 83 X. Morning 92 XI. Living Up To One's Reputation 102 XII. "I Must Learn The Truth" 111 XIII. Sadie Again 128 XIV. A New World 142 XV. "Step--Put; Step--Put" 152 XVI. Forgotten 164 XVII. A Distinct Shock 176 XVIII. Probing For Facts 196 XIX. "Jones" 204 XX. Out Of Step With The Times 216 XXI. Breaking The Ice 227 XXII. In The Saddle 238 XXIII. My Lady Bountiful 252 XXIV. The Hat Shop 262 XXV. The Missing Link 271 XXVI. Their Eyes Are Opened 279 XXVII. The Party 287 XXVIII. A Statement Of Fact 304 XXIX. "The Whip Hand" 311 XXX. Headed West 317 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE GIRL FROM SUNSET RANCH