Chapter I: Front Matter

Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil

OR

The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune

BY

ALICE B. EMERSON

AUTHOR OF "BETTY GORDON AT BRAMBLE FARM," "BETTY GORDON IN WASHINGTON," "THE RUTH FIELDING SERIES," ETC.

_ILLUSTRATED_

NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY PUBLISHERS

Books for Girls

BY ALICE B. EMERSON

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

BETTY GORDON SERIES

BETTY GORDON AT BRAMBLE FARM BETTY GORDON IN WASHINGTON BETTY GORDON IN THE LAND OF OIL

RUTH FIELDING SERIES

RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL RUTH FIELDING AT BRIARWOOD HALL RUTH FIELDING AT SNOW CAMP RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT RUTH FIELDING AT SILVER RANCH RUTH FIELDING ON CLIFF ISLAND RUTH FIELDING AT SUNRISE FARM RUTH FIELDING AND THE GYPSIES RUTH FIELDING IN MOVING PICTURES RUTH FIELDING DOWN IN DIXIE RUTH FIELDING AT COLLEGE RUTH FIELDING IN THE SADDLE RUTH FIELDING IN THE RED CROSS RUTH FIELDING AT THE WAR FRONT RUTH FIELDING HOMEWARD BOUND RUTH FIELDING DOWN EAST

CUPPLES & LEON CO., PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK.

COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

BETTY GORDON IN THE LAND OF OIL

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I BREAKFAST EN ROUTE 1

II THINKING BACKWARD 9

III WHAT BOB HEARD 17

IV BLOCKED TRAFFIC 25

V BETWEEN TRAINS 33

VI QUICK ACTION 41

VII A YANKEE FRIEND 49

VIII FLAME CITY 58

IX OLD INDIAN LORE 67

X BOB LEARNS SOMETHING 74

XI AN OIL FIRE 83

XII IN THE FIELDS 91

XIII THE THREE HILLS 100

XIV TWO INVALIDS 108

XV UNEXPECTED NEWS 117

XVI HOUSEKEEPER AND NURSE 126

XVII SICK FANCIES 134

XVIII STRANGE VISITORS 143

XIX LOOKING BACKWARD 152

XX BETTY IS STOPPED 160

XXI WHERE IS BOB? 169

XXII OFF FOR HELP 177

XXIII SELLING THE FARM 186

XXIV UNCLE DICK'S BUYER 195

XXV HAPPY DAYS 204

BETTY GORDON IN THE LAND OF OIL