NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS

Made in the United States of America

Copyright, 1915, by

GROSSET & DUNLAP

Frances of the Ranges

CONTENTS
CHAPTERPAGE
I.THE ADVENTURE IN THE COULIE[1]
II.“FRANCES OF THE RANGES”[11]
III.THE OLD SPANISH CHEST[19]
IV.WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT[34]
V.THE SHADOW IN THE COURT[41]
VI.A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION[49]
VII.THE STAMPEDE[57]
VIII.IN PERIL AND OUT[65]
IX.SURPRISING NEWS[75]
X.THE MAN FROM BYLITTLE[87]
XI.FRANCES ACTS[98]
XII.MOLLY[109]
XIII.THE GIRL FROM BOSTON[115]
XIV.THE CONTRAST[125]
XV.IN THE FACE OF DANGER[131]
XVI.A FRIEND INSISTENT[140]
XVII.AN ACCIDENT[151]
XVIII.THE WAVE OF FLAME[160]
XIX.MOST ASTONISHING![171]
XX.THE BOSTON GIRL AGAIN[182]
XXI.IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY[192]
XXII.WHAT PRATT THOUGHT[204]
XXIII.A GAME OF PUSS IN THE CORNER[212]
XXIV.A GOOD DEAL OF EXCITEMENT[223]
XXV.A PLOT THAT FAILED[229]
XXVI.FRANCES IN SOFTER MOOD[242]
XXVII.A DINNER DANCE IN PROSPECT[253]
XXVIII.THE BURSTING OF THE CHRYSALIS[271]
XXIX.“THE PANHANDLE–PAST AND PRESENT”[283]
XXX.A REUNION[295]