Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN THE SADDLE

or The Girl Miner of Gold Run

by

LAURA LEE HOPE

Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge," "The Moving Picture Girls," "The Bobbsey Twins," "Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue," "Six Little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's," Etc.

Illustrated

New York Grosset & Dunlap Publishers Made in the United States of America

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BOOKS FOR GIRLS

BY LAURA LEE HOPE

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12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

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THE OUTDOOR GIRLS SERIES

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN A MOTOR CAR
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN A WINTER CAMP
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN FLORIDA
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT OCEAN VIEW
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS ON PINE ISLAND
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN ARMY SERVICE
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT THE HOSTESS HOUSE
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT BLUFF POINT
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT WILD ROSE LODGE
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN THE SADDLE

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THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS SERIES

THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT OAK FARM
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS SNOWBOUND
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS UNDER THE PALMS
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT ROCKY RANCH
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT SEA
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS IN WAR PLAYS

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THE BOBBSEY TWINS SERIES

(Fifteen Titles)

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THE BUNNY BROWN SERIES

(Twelve Titles)

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SIX LITTLE BUNKERS SERIES

(Eight Titles)

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Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New York Copyright, 1922, by Grosset & Dunlap

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THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN THE SADDLE

_The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle._ _Frontispiece_--(_Page_ 96)]

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I A SUMMER IN THE SADDLE 1

II GREAT HOPES 9

III ENTER PETER LEVINE 22

IV AN IMITATION HOLD-UP 33

V THE HANDSOME COWBOY 43

VI AT THE RANCH 52

VII A SUDDEN STORM 62

VIII ALONG THE TRAIL 72

IX DANGER AHEAD 81

X THE LANDSLIDE 88

XI IN THE CAVE 97

XII IN THE DARKNESS 106

XIII THE LURE OF GOLD 112

XIV A DISCOVERY 120

XV ALLEN ARRIVES 129

XVI A TIP 137

XVII THE NET TIGHTENS 145

XVIII IN THE SHADOWS 154

XIX THE NEW MINE 165

XX THE VIOLINIST AGAIN 173

XXI A STARTLING TALE 180

XXII THE PLAN 188

XXIII GREAT DAYS 198

XXIV THE END OF PETER LEVINE 202

XXV INNOCENT 210

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN THE SADDLE