Produced by Bryan Ness and PG Distributed Proofreaders VANGUARDS OF THE PLAINS VANGUARDS OF THE PLAINS A ROMANCE OF THE OLD SANTA FE TRAIL BY MARGARET HILL McCARTER AUTHOR OF _The Price of the Prairie_
A Master’s Degree by Margaret Hill McCarter
Scanned by Charles Keller with OmniPage Professional OCR software A Master’s Degree By Margaret Hill McCarter TO THE KANSAS BOYS AND GIRLS WHO HAVE NOT YET EARNED THEIR DEGREES; AND TO THOSE OLDER IN YEARS, EVERYWHERE, “CAPTAINS OVER HUNDREDS,” WHO WOULD WIN TO THE LARGER MASTERY. In the old days there were angels who came