"The Girls of Hillcrest Farm; Or, The Secret of the Rocks" by Amy Bell Marlowe. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

"[...] “I'd look nice going down that ladder. I guess not, says Con!” and she shook her head so vigorously that all the little jet trimmings upon her bonnet danced and sparkled in the gaslight just as her beadlike, black eyes snapped and danced. “We–we're in danger, Lyddy!” cried 'Phemie, tremulously. “Oh, the boy!” exclaimed Lyddy, and flew to the kitchen, just in time to see the Smith family sliding down the plank into the laboratory–the two girls ahead, then Mother Smith, then Johnny Smith, and then the[...]".

Before her father died, he told 16-year-old Helen that Sunset Ranch was to be hers. He'd left New York for Montana because of embezzlement charges and could never find out who had really stolen the money. A few weeks after his death, Helen finds a stranger riding a ridge on the ranch.