The Phantom Empire — Ruth McCarthy Sears

In order to claim her inheritance of a Western dance hall, Molly Moore left the hospital where she had been employed as a nurses' aide, the young intern with whom she was in love, and journeyed to Silverado. There' she found those who coveted property because lost silver might be buried there and had to learn to distinguish between true friends and those whose friendship was triggered by ambition and avarice.

Also published as: A Lonely Place