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Title: The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch
or Little Folks on Ponyback

Author: Howard R. Garis

Illustrator: Julia Greene

Release Date: May 25, 2010 [EBook #32525]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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_The_ CURLYTOPS AT UNCLE FRANK'S RANCH

HOWARD R. GARIS

[Illustration: "YOU'VE GOT TO GROAN AND PRETEND YOU'VE BEEN SHOT."
_The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch_ _Page 7_]

THE CURLYTOPS
AT
UNCLE FRANK'S RANCH

OR

_Little Folks on Ponyback_

BY

HOWARD R. GARIS

AUTHOR OF "THE CURLYTOPS SERIES," "BEDTIME
STORIES," "UNCLE WIGGILY SERIES," ETC.

_Illustrations by
JULIA GREENE_

NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

THE CURLYTOPS SERIES

By HOWARD R. GARIS

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

_THE CURLYTOPS AT CHERRY FARM
Or, Vacation Days in the Country_

_THE CURLYTOPS ON STAR ISLAND
Or, Camping Out With Grandpa_

_THE CURLYTOPS SNOWED IN
Or, Grand Fun With Skates and Sleds_

_THE CURLYTOPS AT UNCLE FRANK'S RANCH
Or, Little Folks on Ponyback_

CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY, New York

COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

THE CURLYTOPS AT UNCLE FRANK'S RANCH

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I TROUBLE'S TUMBLE 1

II NICKNACK AND TROUBLE 13

III OFF FOR THE WEST 28

IV THE COLLISION 40

V AT RING ROSY RANCH 55

VI COWBOY FUN 63

VII BAD NEWS 72

VIII A QUEER NOISE 87

IX THE SICK PONY 101

X A SURPRISED DOCTOR 114

XI TROUBLE MAKES A LASSO 122

XII THE B