CONTENTS

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I.A Strange Rescue[1]
II.Uncle Fred[14]
III.A Queer Story[23]
IV.Uncle Fred's Tale[33]
V.Packing Up[43]
VI.Off for the West[53]
VII.At Three Star Ranch[61]
VIII.Russ Makes a Lasso[73]
IX.The Queer Spring[84]
X.Some Bad News[94]
XI.Violet Takes a Walk[104]
XII.Laddie Catches a Riddle[113]
XIII.On the Ponies[125]
XIV.Mun Bun's Pie[133]
XV.The Wind Wagon[144]
XVI."Captain Russ"[152]
XVII.A Cattle Stampede[164]
XVIII.An Indian[174]
XIX.What Rose Found[181]
XX.Laddie Is Missing[193]
XXI.Russ Digs a Hole[202]
XXII.At the Bridge[210]
XXIII.The Boys' Well[219]
XXIV.More Cattle Gone[228]
XXV.The Secret of the Spring[237]