Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest; Or, The Indian Girl Star of the Movies

								


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RUTH FIELDING IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST
OR
THE INDIAN GIRL STAR OF THE MOVIES
BY
ALICE B. EMERSON
AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING IN THE
SADDLE," "RUTH FIELDING DOWN EAST," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY PUBLISHERS

BOOKS FOR GIRLS
BY ALICE B. EMERSON
RUTH FIELDING SERIES
12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.



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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
RUTH FIELDING IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST



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BETTY GORDON SERIES
BETTY GORDON AT BRAMBLE FARM
BETTY GORDON IN WASHINGTON
BETTY GORDON IN THE LAND OF OIL
BETTY GORDON AT BOARDING SCHOOL

CUPPLES & LEON CO., PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK.

COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY



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RUTH FIELDING IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST
Printed in U.S.A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER                                    PAGE



    I. RUTH IN PERIL                         1

   II. A PERFECT SHOT                       10
III. IN THE RING                          18

   IV. SMOKING THE PEACE PIPE               26

    V. INSPIRATION                          34

   VI. EVERYBODY AGREES BUT DAKOTA JOE      43
VII. DAKOTA JOE'S WRATH                   50
VIII. A WONDERFUL EVENT                    59

   IX. THE PLOT DEVELOPS                    65

    X. ONE NEW YORK DAY                     75

   XI. EVADING THE TRAFFIC POLICE           89
XII. BOUND FOR THE NORTHWEST              96
XIII. DAKOTA JOE MAKES A DEMAND           104
XIV. THE HUBBELL RANCH                   112

   XV. PURSUING DANGER                     122
XVI. NEWS AND A THREAT                   130
XVII. THE PROLOGUE IS FINISHED            138
XVIII. AN ACCIDENT THREATENING             146
XIX. IN DEADLY PERIL                     154

   XX. GOOD NEWS                           160
XXI. A BULL AND A BEAR                   168
XXII. IN THE CANYON                       175
XXIII. REALITY                             183
XXIV. WONOTA'S SURPRISE                   192
XXV. OTHER SURPRISES                     198

RUTH FIELDING IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST

CHAPTER I
RUTH IN PERIL

The gray dust, spurting from beneath the treads of the rapidly turning