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COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY


RUTH FIELDING ON CLIFF ISLAND

SHE SHOT OVER THE YAWNING EDGE OF THE CHASM AND DISAPPEARED

Contents

CHAPTER
[I.]THE WRECK AT APPLEGATE CROSSING1
[II.]THE PANTHER AT LARGE9
[III.]UNCLE JABEZ HAS TWO OPINIONS17
[IV.]ON THE WAY TO BRIARWOOD26
[V.]A LONG LOOK AHEAD35
[VI.]PICKING UP THE THREADS42
[VII.]"A HARD ROW TO HOE"49
[VIII.]JERRY SHEMING AGAIN57
[IX.]RUTH'S LITTLE PLOT66
[X.]AN EXCITING FINISH73
[XI.]A NUMBER OF THINGS82
[XII.]RUFUS BLENT'S LITTLE WAYS90
[XIII.]FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE98
[XIV.]THE HUE AND CRY106
[XV.]OVER THE PRECIPICE115
[XVI.]HIDE AND SEEK124
[XVII.]CHRISTMAS MORNING133
[XVIII.]FUN ON THE ICE143
[XIX.]BLENT IS MASTER150
[XX.]THE FISHING PARTY157
[XXI.]JERRY'S CAVE166
[XXII.]SNOWED IN173
[XXIII.]"A BLOW FOR LIBERTY"181
[XXIV.]A MIDNIGHT MARAUDER189
[XXV.]THE TREASURE BOX197