Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John

"Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John" by L. Frank Baum is a young adult novel written in 1911. Uncle John whisks his nieces Patsy and Beth away from a cold New York winter to sunny California. Along the journey, they encounter Myrtle Dean, a disabled orphan abandoned by her aunt to search for a missing uncle. The travelers adopt her as their companion, embarking on a southwestern adventure by touring car. But a mysterious, suicidal stranger keeps appearing wherever they go—and he may hold the key to Myrtle's fate.

Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John, by L. Frank Baum. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #10124.