
CHAPTER I A Homecoming for Connie
CHAPTER II The Coming Rodeo
CHAPTER III Bad News
CHAPTER IV The Foreman’s Boast
CHAPTER V Pop Bradshaw’s Treachery
CHAPTER VI Kidnaping Catapult
CHAPTER VII A Midnight Escapade
CHAPTER VIII A Rescue
CHAPTER IX Mr. Postil’s Offer
CHAPTER X The Holdup
Connie Carl steps off a rattling train into the dusty crossroads of Red Gulch, full of memories and the promise of a life she left behind. Fresh from an Eastern finishing school, she’s a picture of polish in a blue suit, yet her heart still beats to the rhythm of the open prairie and the creak of a saddle. As the town’s familiar faces drift away and new tensions surface, she discovers that the Rainbow Ranch she inherited is already shifting under the weight of recent losses and unknown agendas.
Determined to prove herself, Connie hires the grizzled driver Charlie to take her back to the ranch, hoping to restore the place her father built and reunite with the loyal cowhands of yesterday. Along the dusty road, whispers of broken alliances and changing leadership hint at challenges beyond mere paperwork. Listeners will be drawn into Connie’s blend of city‑savvy confidence and stubborn western grit as she begins to navigate a world that’s both familiar and unsettlingly new.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (193K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2014-04-22
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1905–2002
Best known behind the scenes as one of the early writers who shaped Nancy Drew, this prolific American author also wrote fast-paced mysteries for young readers under the name Joan Clark.
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