Girl Scouts in Arizona and New Mexico

On the trail from Williams to the Grand Cañon, the scouts found plenty to interest and with which to amuse themselves. The interest was to be had by gazing at the grandeur of th...

True to instinct, the Indian horse-trader came into Trinidad early the next morning, driving, coaxing, and kicking a string of sleek Mexican ponies. Then he sent word to the sco...

The scout party rode on and on along the Sky-line Trail, stopping frequently to gaze at the wonderful views to be had from this altitude. Reaching the place where another import...

“Verny, haven’t you heard from Gilly since he wrote us that he was planning the trip to Arizona and New Mexico?” asked Juliet Lee, one of the girl scouts of Dandelion Troop.

The scout-party preferred a local train from Laguna to Gallup, as that would give them more time to see the small towns they passed through, as well as the San Mateo and Zuñi Mo...

The distance to the Jemez Forests was about twenty miles over sandy roads. The trail led across the Rio Grande and then climbed up and up. Finally it became apparent that, later...

The addition of young Sanderson and the hustling young newspaper reporter to the scout group was hailed by the four misses, as well as approved by Mr. Gilroy and Mr. Vernon, but...

Pleadings and prayers availed naught for those girls who were yearning to go southwest, yet dared not oppose parental judgment. Hence the Captain and four scouts only took the e...

Julie had spoken to Mrs. Vernon about writing to Ranger Sanderson and the Captain wisely advised: “No harm in writing, Jule, as long as you stick to general topics of interest....

“Yes, sir! I won my bet with both those Forest Rangers—or at least I would have won it had we only laid wagers on the result of this work of Tally’s,” he added, smiling at the s...

Having arrived in Springer the scout-party were amazed to find it such a small place. They had pictured it to be as important a city as Raton, with buildings as fine and good ho...

At breakfast the following morning, Mr. Gilroy outlined the trip. “We’ll leave here immediately after we’re through eating, and ride to the first forest, which I’m told is only...

The next day Sandy and the two New Yorkers said lingering farewells and rode away. Burt would go with the scouts as far as Gallup. He wished to visit the Zuñi Reservation in the...

When they reappeared on the piazza in simple tailor-made suits, they found the young men already there. Sandy was engaged in an interesting conversation with an aged old priest...

After Tally had the horses ready and waiting for a start in the morning, Ranger Johnson announced: “Sorry I’m not to be in on this picnic to-day, friends, but my pal Oliver and...

It had been unanimously agreed that all would wait at Bishops Lodge until Sandy got back from Santa Fé, then all would ride to Taos Pueblo together. Therefore Tally was told to...

“Well, you know, soon after you left us to go down the trail to this place, Tally rode into the stream to reach the tributary he had mentioned. This he followed and, soon, I los...