The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run   By: Laura Lee Hope

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

BOOKS FOR GIRLS

BY LAURA LEE HOPE

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

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

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

THE BOBBSEY TWINS SERIES

(Fifteen Titles)

THE BUNNY BROWN SERIES

(Twelve Titles)

SIX LITTLE BUNKERS SERIES

(Eight Titles)

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

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN THE SADDLE

[Illustration: A LANDSLIDE AND THEY WERE DIRECTLY IN ITS PATH!

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

CHAPTER I

A SUMMER IN THE SADDLE

"Hello, hello! Oh, what is the matter with central!"

The dark haired, pink cheeked girl at the telephone jiggled the receiver impatiently while a straight line of impatience marred her pretty mouth.

"Oh dear, oh dear!"