Aunt Jane's Nieces Out West

The story opens soon after the conclusion of Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John. Patsy and Beth are still in southern California visiting Louise and her husband Arthur Weldon. One day at the beach a new friend Maud rescues a young man in danger of drowning; Patsy, Arthur, and Uncle John all assist in transporting him to a hospital and saving his life. The young man turns out to be a mysterious and eccentric youth called Ajo. Jones. Ajo is mistaken for a wanted jewel thief and the ladies take up his cause.