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| Chapter I—The Call of the Wild | 11 |
| The Overton girls plan for a summer outing in the saddle. Hippy has a dark secret. “No weak lemonade trips for me,” declares Emma Dean. A proposal that is both interesting and alarming. Old friends reunited. A journey toward the setting sun. |
| Chapter II—On the Overland Coach | 25 |
| Grace Harlowe’s discovery. Overton girls vote for a night ride on the old Deadwood stagecoach. “Play tricks on us and you will be sorry.” Off for a novel ride. Inside passengers register a violent protest. The coach threatens to fall to pieces. |
| Chapter III—A Thrilling Halt | 41 |
| Hippy takes a new kind of “sideslip.” Grace hears of the savage Apaches. Ike Fairweather is amazed. Elfreda issues a solemn warning. “Something is going on here!” exclaims Grace Harlowe under her breath. “All out, and keep your hands up!” |
| Chapter IV—The Battle with the Bandits | 52 |
| Highwaymen and Overton girls in a pitched battle. “The cowards!” cries Grace Harlowe. Bandits discover their mistake too late. Wounded and defeated, outlaws of the Apache Trail throw away their weapons. Disaster overtakes the Overton girls. |
| Chapter V—Wanted by the Sheriff | 63 |
| The Deadwood stagecoach goes over a precipice and is lost. Ike Fairweather’s rage beyond the power of words to express. Grace gives her prisoners a stern warning. A grilling journey on foot. A notorious bandit leader among the captives. |
| Chapter VI—A Shot Well Placed | 74 |
| Ike Fairweather joins the Overton party. Riders of the Old Apache Trail. Lieutenant Wingate comes a cropper. A succession of spills. The first night in camp. Hippy’s oratory is checked by a bullet. “Put out the campfire!” commands Grace Harlowe. |
| Chapter VII—A Lively Night in Camp | 84 |
| The first casualty. A mysterious shot. The Overton camp is put under guard. Rifle shots alarm the campers. A silence “heavy with significance.” Ike Fairweather wings a night prowler. Grace makes a startling discovery. “The ponies have gone, Mr. Fairweather!” |
| Chapter VIII—Hippy Calls to Arms | 94 |
| Aroused by a low-spoken warning. Hurried preparations are made to defend the camp. The battle opened with a thrilling Indian war whoop. “Steady, girls! We’re going to catch it!” Strategy that bore fruit. “We have ’em on the run!” cries Hippy. |
| Chapter IX—A Startling Discovery | 101 |
| Attackers lose heavily. Indians or white men—which? The Overton girls enjoy a real picnic. Emma Dean is missing. “Elfreda, get a rifle and come with me!” directs Grace Harlowe incisively. “Something serious surely has happened to Emma.” |
| Chapter X—A Double Capture | 110 |
| Grace picks up the trail. The search continued deep into a somber canyon. Signal shots are fired. A human voice sounds close at hand. “Grace! Oh, Grace! Save me!” wails Emma Dean. Overton girls in the hands of mountain outlaws. |
| Chapter XI—Following a Cold Trail | 123 |
| “I tell you I heard Grace’s signal shots!” Lieutenant Wingate fails to find a trace of the missing ones. Ike noses out the trail. “Right here’s where they took to their ponies.” A weird night journey. The guide confesses himself beaten. |
| Chapter XII—An Interrupted Interview | 131 |
| Threats fail to disturb Grace Harlowe. A bandit’s wife demands to know why Grace shot Con Bates. “I’m goin’ to see thet you settle for thet little job.” Belle Bates meets her match. “Drop thet gun, an’ do it quick!” commands a stern voice behind Grace Harlowe. |
| Chapter XIII—A Struggle for Life | 138 |
| A case of shoot or be shot. “Run, Emma! Run!” A battle of give and take. Grace gets a bullet wound. A dash for freedom. The escape. Grace makes the best of a serious situation. A blood-chilling wail of agony sounds close at hand. |
| Chapter XIV—A Night of Terror | 150 |
| “There it goes again!” Emma Dean gives way to her fears as the wild, haunting wail is repeated. Two yellow eyes in the dark. Grace fires a telling shot. Alarmed by signal shots in the canyon. The two Overton girls witness a spirited battle. |
| Chapter XV—Ike Distinguishes Himself | 160 |
| The end of a grilling hike. Western Jones wings the bandits. Elfreda Briggs sews up Grace Harlowe’s wound. The operation proves to be more than Ike and Emma can stand. “Next time I shore’ll look t’other way,” avers the old stagecoach driver. |
| Chapter XVI—A Glimpse into Fairyland | 166 |
GRACE HARLOWE’S OVERLAND RIDERS ON THE OLD APACHE TRAIL
