white mare meets with sudden disaster.

Chapter XVI—Going to Bed in the Clouds

Kitty gives her masters a perilous job. Stacy offers to get a derrick. A scene to be remembered. Getting up in the world. Tom Gray makes up the Overlanders’ beds with a pick. Stacy objects to being buried so soon after supper.

Chapter XVII—In the Land of Pink Snows

Woo loses a “piecee kettle” over the brink. The campfire disappears in the clouds. Camping in the valley of the blue lupines. A trail that was difficult to find. Elfreda becomes suddenly light-headed.

Chapter XVIII—At the “Top of the World”

The mystery of the “pink snows” is finally solved by Tom. A snowball battle above the clouds. On the peak of the High Sierras. The Overland Riders go to sleep in a snowbank. “Girls, this is an ideal summer resort.”

Chapter XIX—Bowling in Nature’s Alley

Hippy Wingate gives his companions a delightful surprise. The Overlanders withdraw their threat to throw him off the mountain. A mysterious lake is discovered. Emma Dean scores a hit. Bullets stop the highest bowling game on record.

Chapter XX—Lead and Mystery in the Air

Overland Riders suddenly find themselves under fire. Stacy “creeps” to safety. “Get up and walk, you tenderfoot!” The Aerial Lake lives up to its reputation. Woo Smith savvies trouble. “Discovered!” exclaims Hippy.

Chapter XXI—The Face in the Waters

The guide informs the Overlanders that a woman has been spying on the camp. Stacy feels like a snowbird. Prowlers leave a trail. Lieutenant Wingate meets with an unpleasant surprise. The pool of the mountain trout and what Grace Harlowe saw there.

Chapter XXII—The Mystery of Aerial Lake

Grace Harlowe flees from a hideous face. The Overland girls are eager to solve the mountain mystery. Stacy Brown discovers an “ark” and goes out for a sail. The fat boy mysteriously missing. Woo consults the skies. The lost boy returns with an appetite.

Chapter XXIII—The Lair of the Bad Men

Chunky laughs at his companions’ distress. Lieutenant Wingate invites his nephew out for a “paddle.” Stacy makes an important discovery. Plunder found in the bandits’ cave. The log that was chained down. Bullets drive the Overlanders from their quest.

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