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Title: Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim
A Story for Girls

Author: Carrie L. Marshall

Illustrator: Ida Waugh

Release Date: May 15, 2010 [EBook #32383]

Language: English

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TWO WYOMING GIRLS
And Their Homestead Claim

A Story for Girls

BY

MRS. CARRIE L. MARSHALL

Author of "The Girl Ranchers," Etc.

ILLUSTRATED BY IDA WAUGH

THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA MDCCCXCIX

COPYRIGHT 1899 BY THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY

[Illustration: THE FLAMES REACHED TOWARD ME GREEDILY
(Page 63)]

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

I I GO ON AN ERRAND 7

II THE WILL OF THE WATERS 23

III AT THE MOUTH OF THE SHAFT 37

IV A PLOT FOILED 44

V AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE 57

VI A VISIT FROM MRS. HORTON 68

VII SURMISES 77

VIII "BEST LAID PLANS" 92

IX AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT 108

X RALPH AND I GO BLACKBERRYING 118

XI THE CATTLE BRAND 130

XII ON THE TRAIL OF A WILDCAT 145

XIII JOE DISAPPEARS 158

XIV AT THE STORAGE RESERVOIR 172

XV CHASED BY WOLVES 183

XVI A SLEEPLESS NIGHT 194

XVII A QUEER BANK 207

XVIII A VITAL POINT 227

XIX MR. HORTON MAKES US A VISIT 240

XX GUARD MAKES A MISTAKE 253

XXI A FRIEND IN NEED 261

XXII AN OPEN WINDOW 273

XXIII ALONE ON THE CLAIM