Much Ado About Grubstake Author:Jean Ferris Grubstake, Colorado. Just a grubby down-on-its-luck mining town filled with grubby down-on-their luck miners. Nobody's dug up anything buth dirt, dirt, and more dirt for years. So whe a big-talking City Slicker offers Cold Hard Cash for all the worthless holes in the ground, everyone's tempted to sell out. Well, nearly everyone. Sixteen-... more »year-old Arley Pckett isn't tempted - she's suspicious. Nothing exciting ever happens in Grubstake. So what's with the City Slickers flashing cash and miners snatching it up? And what about the mysterious black-clad stranger who rides into town when all the goings-on start going on? No matter how much trouble she has to sirup up, Arley's gonna dig up the truth if it's the last thing she ever does. And if she's not careful, it just might be.« less