Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil; Or, The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune

								


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 Betty Gordon in
the Land of Oil


OR


The Farm That Was Worth a
Fortune


BY


ALICE B. EMERSON


AUTHOR OF "BETTY GORDON AT BRAMBLE FARM," "BETTY GORDON IN
WASHINGTON," "THE RUTH FIELDING SERIES," ETC.


ILLUSTRATED


NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

 Books for Girls


BY ALICE B. EMERSON


12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.


BETTY GORDON SERIES


BETTY GORDON AT BRAMBLE FARM
BETTY GORDON IN WASHINGTON
BETTY GORDON IN THE LAND OF OIL


RUTH FIELDING SERIES


RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL
RUTH FIELDING AT BRIARWOOD HALL
RUTH FIELDING AT SNOW CAMP
RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT
RUTH FIELDING AT SILVER RANCH
RUTH FIELDING ON CLIFF ISLAND
RUTH FIELDING AT SUNRISE FARM
RUTH FIELDING AND THE GYPSIES
RUTH FIELDING IN MOVING PICTURES
RUTH FIELDING DOWN IN DIXIE
RUTH FIELDING AT COLLEGE
RUTH FIELDING IN THE SADDLE
RUTH FIELDING IN THE RED CROSS
RUTH FIELDING AT THE WAR FRONT
RUTH FIELDING HOMEWARD BOUND
RUTH FIELDING DOWN EAST


CUPPLES & LEON CO., PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK.


COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY


BETTY GORDON IN THE LAND OF OIL


Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

 CHAPTER                                          PAGE



     I  BREAKFAST EN ROUTE                          1



    II  THINKING BACKWARD                           9



   III  WHAT BOB HEARD                             17



    IV  BLOCKED TRAFFIC                            25



     V  BETWEEN TRAINS                             33



    VI  QUICK ACTION                               41



   VII  A YANKEE FRIEND                            49


VIII  FLAME CITY                                 58



    IX  OLD INDIAN LORE                            67



     X  BOB LEARNS SOMETHING                       74



    XI  AN OIL FIRE                                83



   XII  IN THE FIELDS                              91


XIII  THE THREE HILLS                           100



   XIV  TWO INVALIDS                              108



    XV  UNEXPECTED NEWS                           117



   XVI  HOUSEKEEPER AND NURSE                     126


XVII  SICK FANCIES                              134


XVIII  STRANGE VISITORS                          143



   XIX  LOOKING BACKWARD                          152



    XX  BETTY IS STOPPED                          160



   XXI  WHERE IS BOB?                             169


XXII  OFF FOR HELP                              177


XXIII  SELLING THE FARM                          186


XXIV  UNCLE DICK'S BUYER                        195



   XXV  HAPPY DAYS                                204