"Mrs. Perry, do you think it ungrateful of me and lacking in affection that I really do want to go East to school? I did not feel this at the last and would have stayed on at the ranch if I had received any encouragement. Cecil understood me better than I understood myself. He was always insisting that I wished to leave. In the last few hours I have decided this is true. I want to see what the world is like beyond my home surroundings."
The older woman smiled, then answered the girl with entire seriousness.
"There are some natures that are more adventurous than others, dear. Some of us wish to go forth early and one way or another to seek our fortunes. You see, our fortunes may mean a great variety of things. Other people are willing to wait and perhaps have their adventures seek them out. What does it matter? We must fulfill ourselves."
[1] See "Ranch Girls and Their Hearts' Desire."
[2] See "Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge."
BOOKS BY MARGARET VANDERCOOK
THE RANCH GIRLS SERIES
The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge
The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold
The Ranch Girls at Boarding School
The Ranch Girls in Europe
The Ranch Girls at Home Again
The Ranch Girls and their Great Adventure
The Ranch Girls and their Heart's Desire
The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow