Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

I[First Call for Action]
II[A Shortcake Parley]
III[Crullers’ Parole]
IV[Jean Murray, Rancher]
V[The Guest of Honor]
VI[Polly Aims at a Star]
VII[Lawless Devices]
VIII[Westward, Ho!]
IX[The Homeseekers’ Special]
X[Tourist Neighbors]
XI[The Ride to the Ranch]
XII[Dreaming on Spruce Boughs]
XIII[Crossbar Ranch]
XIV[Five Tenderfeet]
XV[The Chant of the New Moon]
XVI[Lost Chance Gulch]
XVII[The Sheep Camp]
XVIII[Zed’s Treasure Trove]
XIX[“Mrs. Sandy”]
XX[The Bishop’s Visit]
XXI[A Day at the Alameda]
XXII[Safe Convoy]
XXIII[The Cave of the Dinosaur]
XXIV[The Long Trail]
XXV[Heart’s Content]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[For miles and miles the only spot of human life was the ranch]

[Stony smiled a broad welcome]

[“Where did you come from?” he demanded]

[They never forgot that picture]