Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders at Circle O Ranch

“Stacy!” cried Emma in mock horror. “How unfortunate! To counteract the effect of that unhappy dream, try tonight to dream that you are a peasant. If you do not, some terrible m...

The girls ran for the protection of their tents, with the exception of Emma Dean, who appeared to be too frightened to stir. Tom and Hippy were on their feet a second or so behi...

Judy Hornby did not return to the Circle O ranch that day nor the next, and when she did she was not nearly so talkative as before. The girl, however, listened eagerly to all th...

None knew better than the rancher and the mountain girl the peril that lay behind that waving, quivering blue haze. The only avenue open to them lay by way of the dark aisles be...

“No one knows where their hang-out is, but I’ve heard that it’s up in the canyon country, where it is said there are acres of rich grass and plenty of hiding places, but nobody...

Ordinarily long before this every gun in the room would have been trained on the intruder, but something restrained them. Perhaps it was the easy, confident manner of the man in...

“Thet ain’t nothin’,” interjected Idaho. “What’s a hoss when it comes to a scrap with a bunch of rustlers? They’re mad now, and we’ll mebby git another chance at ’em some day so...

The night that Stacy Brown was roped from his mustang he was put to sleep with a whack applied to his head from the butt of a revolver. When he awakened he found himself lashed...

The Overland Riders and the men from the Circle O ranch walked to the edge of the precipice and looked down. The girls shivered and quickly turned, facing the other way, while t...

Camp was pitched in the foothills about four o’clock that afternoon. Grazing lands stretched away parallel with the mountain range as far as the eye could see, and then were swa...

“I am going back to the round-up, then over to see Malcolm Hornby,” announced Joe Bindloss after returning from the stable, where he had gone to see for himself how the prisoner...

It was found that a bullet had hit the fleshy part of the old guide’s left arm, and that there was considerable laceration. First aid was administered and the patient restored t...

“No, but I’m goin’ to in ’bout a minute,” answered Judy, who shook hands and commented on each member of the Overland party as Joe Bindloss introduced her. “Some knock-down, ain...

The men ran to obey the orders of their leader, when a sudden shout from one of them changed the plans of the attackers entirely. It was a shout of warning. Following it the ruf...

Lieutenant Wingate after a refreshing afternoon’s sleep had remained up long enough to brew tea and fry bacon and eggs for himself. It was dusk when he finished his supper.

“That’s what I’m heah for, Miss Gray. I reckoned as you’d be doin’ jest that. If I had a man I’ll bet I’d hit the trail fer him when I heard he was in a mess. How did yours ever...

The Overlanders crowded up closer, with Bindloss in the forefront, the cowpunchers peering over their heads and shoulders, as Hippy began to unfold a sheet that had once been wr...

Stacy Brown’s face wore a serious expression as his captors started away with him. His pony was free, but there were men ahead of and behind him, men whose faces were stern and...

The two riders again settled down to their work, pushing their ponies to utmost speed. Then they observed that the ruffians were beginning to spread out, to scatter, a move that...

“I am inclined to think that he will regain consciousness soon,” announced Miss Briggs. “If he does, it is not a fracture of the skull. Have courage, Nora,” she added in answer...

At first the two Overland Riders in the mountain cabin thought Sam Conifer had been mortally wounded, but after they had pulled themselves together, washed his face and examined...

A man on a gray bronco rode out of the shadows at a slow trot, and pulled up a few yards from the camp where he sat surveying the outfit. No one spoke, but the Overlanders were...

The second bird was liberated at noon, and was quickly on its way, observed eagerly by the girls of the Overland unit and their companions of the Circle O ranch. The pigeon did...

“Shoot, Sam! Shoot, I tell you!” It was Emma Dean’s voice that broke the silence of the room. Sam’s answer was lost in the chorus of yells uttered by the enraged cowboys, who ma...

Camp made in the foothills of the Cosos. “The Old Man wants ter know what ye are doin’ heah!” The Overlanders are again ordered to get out. Emma explains the “imponderable somet...

Chunky writes a letter for the Rustlers. “This suspense is killing me!” cries Emma. High ransom is demanded for the fat boy. How to follow the trail of a bird. The “dove of peac...

Overland girls go in search of the missing ones. Judy Hornby leads the way. The mountain cabin found to be empty. Bindloss reads the trail. Startled by the sound of shots. The w...

The old guide finds the trail and a bullet finds him. Stacy and Jim are among the missing. Two-gun Pete makes a strange discovery. The mystery of the carrier pigeons. Birds for...

The mountain girl wants to know what love is. Judy tries poulticing for a sick heart. “If I could talk like that I’d be a real lady.” Overland girls give helpful advice. A word...

How the Overland boy was captured. Mountain ruffians make desperate plans. Money that came down from the skies. “Put up yer hands, young feller!” The fat boy in the toils. Stacy...

The fat boy’s story is not believed. “All hoss thieves is liars!” A barn his prison cell. “Heah’s yer chuck. I hope it chokes ye!” Ordered to leave for prison. Chunky turns the...

An alarm scatters the mountain ruffians. “Hit the trail! Hit it hard!” Cowpunchers find the ranch-house on fire. A dramatic scene in Joe Bindloss’s home. Captives give sullen re...

Malcolm Hornby refuses Joe Bindloss’s request. “Pap’s got an awful grouch today.” Jim fails to follow Chunky’s trail. The search is given up for the night. Judy acts strangely....

The magician’s wand. “Yer too yellow to draw!” Sam reveals his identity to Mexican Charley. Six to one. The outlaw takes a chance and loses. When the light was shot out. “That’s...

The Overlanders prepare for defense. Stacy’s weapon a tent stake. Emma Dean in the toils. The shot that stopped the roper. “Let ’em have it!” yells the guide. All because of the...

“Sit tight!” orders Hippy. A caller who threatened trouble. Sam Conifer passes the lie. “I reckon I’d kill ye whar ye stand!” Hands flash to weapons. The stranger is ordered out...

A question of mules. Emma Dean looks for dreams. Sam exchanges shots with a prowler. Stacy Brown believes in safety first. Ranchers engage the rustlers in a lively battle. Lieut...

“Pap sure was a scream,” declares Judy. The Overland Riders witness a thrilling round-up. Stacy Brown gets into new difficulties. J. Elfreda is accused of frightening a wild ste...

Lieutenant Wingate’s suspicions aroused. Two ruffians are neatly trapped. The ranch-house under rifle fire. A ruse that succeeded. “I’ve got to take a chance.” Rifle bullets rip...

Carrier pigeons point the way. The guide smells smoke. Sam Conifer stalks the rustlers to their lair. “Brown’ll be a dead dude by mornin’!” A thunderbolt is hurled at the mounta...

A mysterious shot. Pete gets a bullet hole through his hat. No trace of the missing Jim. Judy takes her time in telling bad news. “Sam’s been killed and Tom and Hippy wounded!”...

Hippy is complimented by Two-gun Pete. “What’s a hoss when it comes to a scrap?” What Hippy Wingate dreamed. Grace Harlowe’s pony is recovered. Ranchers help the Overlanders to...

Stacy’s dream is interpreted. Jim-Sam proves to be a problem. A guide that could howl like a coyote. “Mules, like some fellers, is contrary critters.” Sam’s whiskers are express...

“Shoot, Sam! Shoot, I tell you!” A mysterious shot is fired. Jim finds a trail. A “lovely party” spoiled. The Overland Riders find their ponies missing. Distress at the Circle O...

“Give ’em the rifles!” yells Two-gun Pete. The end of the battle. An Overlander is found seriously wounded. Tom bears bad news to his companions. Elfreda gives first aid. Cowpun...

Ponies become frantic with fear. Overland Riders feel the thrill of the moment. “Faster!” cries the mountain girl. Rifle shots sound nearer. A scene that startled the Riders. Th...

Hippy at last regains consciousness. Lieutenant Wingate relates the story of the attack on the ranch-house. Cowboys howl when they hear the news. Stacy Brown mysteriously disapp...