The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch / Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys

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AUTHOR OF THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS, THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS UNDER THE PALMS, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS SERIES, THE BOBBSEY TWINS SERIES, ETC. ILLUSTRATED THE GOLDSMITH PUBLISHING CO. CLEVELAND MADE IN U. S. A.
Copyright, 1914, by GROSSET & DUNLAP Press of THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO. Cleveland
WE ARE HEMMED IN BY THE PRAIRIE FIRE!

Well, Ruth, aren't you almost ready?
Just a moment, Alice. I can't seem to get my collar fastened in the back. I wish I'd used the old-fashioned hooks and eyes instead of those new snaps.
Oh, I think those snaps are just adorable!
Oh, Alice DeVere! Using such an extreme expression!
What expression, Ruth?
'Adorable!' You sometimes accuse me of using slang, and there you go——
'Adorable' isn't slang, retorted Alice.