. Frank among the rancheros . just as he and Arthur were about to sitdown to their dinner of dried meat, Frank,Archie, and Johnny suddenly appeared in sight,accompanied by the two trappers. Archie hadrepeatedly declared that he owed the traitor adebt, which he intended to settle the very firsttime he met him; but when he saw what awretched condition Arthur was in, he relented,and pitied him from the bottom of his heart. Joaquin was sent to San Diego to be dealt^ith according to law, and Arthur went did not remain there long; but, as soon ashe was able to travel, started for Kentucky, a


. Frank among the rancheros . just as he and Arthur were about to sitdown to their dinner of dried meat, Frank,Archie, and Johnny suddenly appeared in sight,accompanied by the two trappers. Archie hadrepeatedly declared that he owed the traitor adebt, which he intended to settle the very firsttime he met him; but when he saw what awretched condition Arthur was in, he relented,and pitied him from the bottom of his heart. Joaquin was sent to San Diego to be dealt^ith according to law, and Arthur went did not remain there long; but, as soon ashe was able to travel, started for Kentucky, andevery one was glad that he had gone. Frank and Archie could tell stories now thatwere worth listening to. They had seen excit- 254 FliANK AMONG THE liANCUEllOS. ing times since their arrival in California, hadbeen the heroes of some thrilling adventures,and they never got weary of talking over theincidents that transpired during their captivityAmong the Eancheros. THS SKO. r ^ The Famous Oastlemon Books. BY Specimen Cover ot the GunboatSeries. No author of the present day has become a greater favorite with boys thanHarry Castlemon; every book by him is sure to meet with hearty re-ception by young readers generally. naturalness and vivacity lead hisreaders from page to page with breathless interest, and when one volume isfinished the fascinated reader, like Oliver Twist, asks for more. %*Any volume sold separately. GUNBOAT SERIES. By Harry Castlemon. 6vols., i2mo. Fully illustrated. Cloth, extra, printed in colors. In box $7 S^ Frank, the Young Naturalist i 25 Frank in tne Woods i 25 Frank on the Prairie i 25 Frank on a Gunboat i 25 Frank before Vicksburg 1 25 Frank on the Lower Mississippi i 25 2 HENRY T. COATES A POPULAR JUVENILES. GO AHEAD SERIES. By Harry Castlemon. 3vols., i2mo. Fully illustrated. Cloth, extra, printedin colors. In box $3 7$ Go Ahead; or, The Fisher Boys Motto i 2$ No Moss; or, The Career of a Rolling Stone .... i 25 Tom Newcombe


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