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Title: The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure

Author: Lizette M. Edholm

Release Date: January 26, 2009 [EBook #27890]

Language: English

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*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MERRIWEATHER GIRLS--QUEST TREASURE ***

Produced by Al Haines

[Transcriber's note: Extensive research found no evidence
that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]

The Merriweather Girls

IN

QUEST OF TREASURE

BY

LIZETTE M. EDHOLM

AUTHOR OF

"THE MERRIWEATHER GIRLS" SERIES

THE GOLDSMITH PUBLISHING COMPANY

CHICAGO

COPYRIGHT 1932 BY

LIZETTE M. EDHOLM

Made in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I On Their Way
II A Street Leading to the Capitol
III The Wash-Out
IV The Desert
V A Solitary Explorer
VI Casa Grande
VII The Map of Mystery
VIII Kit's Home Folks
IX Lost Canyon
X The Professor's Job
XI Staking a Claim
XII Double Dealing
XIII The "Orphan Annie" Claim
XIV Treasure Trove
XV A Spy
XVI Missing
XVII Indian Trading
XVIII The Old Chief's Daughter Walks
XIX A Brass Bound Chest
XX "Compliments of Kie Wicks"

In Quest of Treasure

CHAPTER I

_ON THEIR WAY_

The four Merriweather Girls were assembled at the railroad station
where the long string of Pullman coaches stood ready. The girls were
starting on a vacation trip to the southwest.

"What's the matter, now, Joy Evans? Why all the tears?" Bet Baxter,
her blond hair in disarray, caught the girl by the shoulders and gave
her a rough but affectionate shake.

"Oh, let her alone, Bet," laughed Shirley Williams. "That's Joy's
good-bye. She likes to weep when she goes away."

"But why?" insisted Bet, her blue eyes serious for a moment. "We've
been planning on this western trip all winter. We've thought of
nothing but Arizona for months. Tell me why you are crying?"

"Because I feel like it, Bet Baxter," snapped Joy. "It's so thrilling
to be going away for a long trip, and when it comes to