PIKE’S PEAK FROM THE OLD RANCH
A TENDERFOOT BRIDE
BY
CLARICE E. RICHARDS
GARDEN CITY—NEW YORK
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
1927
COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY CLARICE E. RICHARDS. ALL
RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES
AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N. Y.
To the One
whose Companionship, Inspiration and
Encouragement have made
this book possible
My Husband
CONTENTS
[I. First Impressions]
[II. A Surprise Party]
[III. The Root Cellar]
[IV. The Great Adventure Progresses]
[V. The Government Contract]
[VI. A Variety of Runaways]
[VII. The Measure of a Man]
[VIII. The Sheep Business]
[IX. The Unexpected]
[X. Around the Christmas Fire]
[XI. Ted]
[XII. Blizzards]
[XIII. Echoes of the Past]
ILLUSTRATIONS
[Pike’s Peak from the Old Ranch]
[Roping and Cutting Out Cattle]
[Roping a Steer to Inspect Brand]
[Inspecting a Brand]
[The “Star” is a Frightened, Snorting “Broncho”]
[Trailed All the Way from New Mexico]
[Like a Solitary Fence Post]
[Bucking Horse and Rider]
[Facing Death Each Time They Ride a New Horse]