VII—Bandits Catch a Tartar

Lieutenant Wingate, unconscious, is carried away on a pony’s back. A cruel blow. A pin-prick saves the day. The escape of the Overland captive. “Cease firing! It’s Hippy!” The traveling salesman in a new rôle.

Chapter VIII—Headed for the High Country

Woo Smith joins the Overland outfit. Stacy declares that his pony can climb a tree. “I want food!” is the fat boy’s plaint. The Overlanders are introduced to a “kyack.” Packs are “thrown” and the journey to the Sierras is begun.

Chapter IX—Their Slumbers Disturbed

“All aboard for the High Sierras!” The Chinaman proves to be a rare find. “You leave it to Smith,” advises Hippy. Stories of rattlesnakes in campers’ blankets set the Overland girls’ nerves on edge. Woo savvies “transmigration.”

Chapter X—“Boots and Saddles”

The Overland camp in an uproar. “Snakes! Oh, wow!” howls the fat boy. “Me savvy somebody pull queue,” wails Woo Smith. The dark mystery is finally solved. Stacy Brown proves to be an unwilling “wrangler.”

Chapter XI—Ponies Get a Bad Fright

Hippy uses a pea-shooter with disastrous results. The fat boy awakens in a wild rose bush. Suspicion becomes a certainty. Overlanders make a perilous descent. “The ponies are stampeding!” shouts Lieutenant Wingate.

Chapter XII—Amid the Giant Sequoias

“Look! Oh, look,” cries Emma Dean. Lieutenant Wingate shoots a cinnamon bear. “Uncle Hippy never misses what he hits.” Stopped by a rattler. Tom Gray lost in the great forest. Watched over by trees centuries old.

Chapter XIII—The Camp at the “Lazy J”

A surprise in the High Sierras. Overland Riders entertained at a mountain ranch. Stacy tries to shoe a horse. The white mare gets into action. Warned against the High Country. “Keep away from the ‘Crazy Lake’ section,” advises the foreman.

Chapter XIV—Woo’s Eyes Are Keen

The Chinaman sights a “buck in lelet.” Hippy misses a “sure shot.” “Why don’t you use a pea-shooter?” jeers Stacy. A rifle that had been tampered with. “I—I just wanted to get even with you.” A shot that reached the mark.

Chapter XV—Following the Aerial Trail

The Overland Riders enjoy a venison dinner. Elfreda Briggs is reminded of Coney Island. Crossing a perilous mountain ridge. Emma Dean is afraid and doesn’t care who knows it. The