AUTHOR OF "THE GUN-BOAT SERIES," "THE GO-AHEAD SERIES," ETC.

THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.,
PHILADELPHIA,
CHICAGO, TORONTO.

FAMOUS CASTLEMON BOOKS.

GUNBOAT SERIES. By Harry Castlemon. 6 vols. 12mo.

Frank the Young Naturalist.
Frank in the Woods.
Frank on the Lower Mississippi.
Frank on a Gunboat.
Frank Before Vicksburg.
Frank on the Prairie.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES. By Harry Castlemon. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

Frank among the Rancheros.
Frank at Don Carlos' Ranch.
Frank in the Mountains.

SPORTSMAN'S CLUB SERIES. By Harry Castlemon. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

The Sportsman's Club in the Saddle.
The Sportsman's Club Afloat.
The Sportsman's Club among the Trappers.

FRANK NELSON SERIES. By Harry Castlemon. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

Snowed Up.
Frank in the Forecastle.
The Boy Traders.

BOY TRAPPER SERIES. By Harry Castlemon. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

The Buried Treasure.
The Boy Trapper.
The Mail-Carrier.

ROUGHING IT SERIES. By Harry Castlemon. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

George in Camp.
George at the Wheel.
George at the Fort.

ROD AND GUN SERIES. By Harry Castlemon. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

Don Gordon's Shooting Box.
Rod and Gun Club.
The Young Wild Fowlers.

GO-AHEAD SERIES. By Harry Castlemon. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

Tom Newcombe.
Go-Ahead.
No Moss.

FOREST AND STREAM SERIES. By Harry Castlemon. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

Joe Wayring.
Snagged and Sunk.
Steel Horse.

WAR SERIES. By Harry Castlemon. 5 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

True to his Colors.
Rodney the Partisan.
Rodney the Overseer.
Marcy the Blockade-Runner.
Marcy the Refugee.

Other Volumes in Preparation.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by
R.W. CARROLL & CO.,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States,
for the Southern District of Ohio.
Copyright, 1896, by Charles A. Fosdick.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
CHAPTER I.
A Novel Battle,[5]
CHAPTER II.
Frank's New Home,[16]
CHAPTER III.
Twelve Thousand Dollars,[29]
CHAPTER IV.
Frank Proves Himself a Hero,[40]
CHAPTER V.
The Fight in the Court,[54]
CHAPTER VI.
The Mysteries Solved,[68]
CHAPTER VII.
Frank Meets a Highwayman,[81]
CHAPTER VIII.
Colonel Arthur Vane,[95]
CHAPTER IX.
An Old Boy,[110]
CHAPTER X.
Arthur Shows His Courage,[126]
CHAPTER XI.
Arthur Plans Revenge,[137]
CHAPTER XII.
Off for the Mountains,[154]
CHAPTER XIII.
Pierre and His Band,[168]
CHAPTER XIV.
A Dinner in the Mountains,[180]
CHAPTER XV.
More Treachery,[193]
CHAPTER XVI.
The Escape,[204]
CHAPTER XVII.
The Struggle on the Cliff,[221]
CHAPTER XVIII.
Conclusion,[237]

FRANK AMONG THE RANCHEROS.

CHAPTER I.