Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil; Or, The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune

by Alice B. Emerson

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I	Breakfast En Route	[1]
II	Thinking Backward	[9]
III	What Bob Heard	[17]
IV	Blocked Traffic	[25]
V	Between Trains	[33]
VI	Quick Action	[41]
VII	A Yankee Friend	[49]
VIII	Flame City	[58]
IX	Old Indian Lore	[67]
X	Bob Learns Something	[74]
XI	An Oil Fire	[83]
XII	In the Fields	[91]
XIII	The Three Hills	[100]
XIV	Two Invalids	[108]
XV	Unexpected News	[117]
XVI	Housekeeper and Nurse	[126]
XVII	Sick Fancies	[134]
XVIII	Strange Visitors	[143]
XIX	Looking Backward	[152]
XX	Betty Is Stopped	[160]
XXI	Where Is Bob	[169]
XXII	Off for Help	[177]
XXIII	Selling the Farm	[186]
XXIV	Uncle Dick’s Buyer	[195]
XXV	Happy Days	[204]

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BETTY GORDON IN
THE LAND OF OIL

CHAPTER I

BREAKFAST EN ROUTE

“There, Bob, did you see that? Oh, we’ve passed it, and you were looking the other way. It was a cowboy. At least he looked just like the pictures. And he was waving at the train.”

Betty Gordon, breakfasting in the dining-car of the Western Limited, smiled happily at Bob Henderson, seated on the opposite side of the table. This was her first long train trip, and she meant to enjoy every angle of it.