Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras
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Chase Josephine. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the High Sierras
CHAPTER I. OLD FRIENDS GET TOGETHER
CHAPTER II. AN INTERRUPTED SLEEP
CHAPTER III. THE HOLD-UP OF THE RED LIMITED
CHAPTER IV. IN A LIVELY SKIRMISH
CHAPTER V. ON THE TRAIL OF THE MISSING
CHAPTER VI. CHUNKY MEETS THE BANDITS
CHAPTER VII. BANDITS CATCH A TARTAR
CHAPTER VIII. HEADED FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY
CHAPTER IX. THEIR SLUMBERS DISTURBED
CHAPTER X “BOOTS AND SADDLES”
CHAPTER XI. PONIES GET A BAD FRIGHT
CHAPTER XII. AMID THE GIANT SEQUOIAS
CHAPTER XIII. THE CAMP AT THE “LAZY J”
CHAPTER XIV. WOO’S EYES ARE KEEN
CHAPTER XV. FOLLOWING THE AERIAL TRAIL
CHAPTER XVI. GOING TO BED IN THE CLOUDS
CHAPTER XVII. IN THE LAND OF PINK SNOWS
CHAPTER XVIII. AT THE “TOP OF THE WORLD”
CHAPTER XIX. BOWLING IN NATURE’S ALLEY
CHAPTER XX. LEAD AND MYSTERY IN THE AIR
CHAPTER XXI. THE FACE IN THE WATERS
CHAPTER XXII. THE MYSTERY OF AERIAL LAKE
CHAPTER XXIII. THE LAIR OF THE BAD MEN
CHAPTER XXIV. MAKING A LAST STAND
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“Right at this point,” said the traveling salesman impressively, “a train left the track and plunged into that ravine down there.”
“Any loss of life?” questioned Tom Gray.
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After a pleasant evening, during which they saw no more of the traveling salesman, the Overland party retired to their berths for sleep. Forward, near the express car, rode the Overlanders’ ponies in as much comfort as is possible to provide for animals en route. At every stop during the day one of the men of the party had run forward to look over the car of “stock,” as the riders called their saddle animals. Now, however, all were too soundly asleep to think of ponies, and above the rumble of the train might be heard the rasping snores of Stacy Brown and Hippy Wingate.
It was shortly after one o’clock in the morning when many of the sleepers were awakened by a sudden disconcerting jolt caused by an abrupt application of the air brakes. The train slowly settled down to a slow crawl, the hiss of the air from the brakes being plainly audible to those who had been awakened.
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