down the law to her charges. Tom Gray admits that
he is at fault. Emma announces that some of her ancestors were
birds. Hippy advises the guide to eat angel food. A wild beast in
the cabin of the forest woman.

CHAPTER V--OVERLANDERS GET A JOLT................................ 53

"A bear! A bear under the table!" Grace Harlowe's companions thrown
into panic. Nora puts her foot in a platter of venison. The guide
explains that Henry, the bear, is a "watch dog." Hippy and the bear
meet in hand-to-hand conflict.

CHAPTER VI--CAMPING UNDER THE GIANT PINES........................ 63

"Sick 'im, Hindenburg!" gasps Hippy. The bull pup saves his master,
and Henry gets a beating. Tom shows how to read the forest
"blazes." The Overland Riders pitch their first camp in the great
forest. Emma gets a message from the air. The lull before the
storm.

CHAPTER VII--FELLED BY A MYSTERIOUS BLOW......................... 74

Tom and Grace hearken to warning sounds in the trees. "Quick! Get
the girls out!" A rush from an unknown peril. Hippy declares that
"Nature is an old fogy." Crashing reverberations are heard in the
forest. "Hippy's hurt!" cries Elfreda Briggs.

CHAPTER VIII--THEIR FIRST DISASTER............................... 80

Tom informs his companions that their camp has been wiped out.
Building a fire in the rain. Overland girls learn the secrets of
the forest. Joe Shafto boxes Hippy's ears. The pet bear is welcomed
with a club. A startling assertion.

CHAPTER IX--LUMBERJACKS SEEK REVENGE............................. 91

"The skidway was tampered with!" Overland tents are destroyed. Tom
gets a cold welcome. A warning of timber thieves. Lean-tos are
built for the night's camp. "How can we go to bed with one side of
the house out?" wonders Emma. Awakened by an explosion.

CHAPTER X--MYSTERY IN THE FALL OF A TREE........................ 102

Hippy is assisted down the river bank by a flying tree limb. The
camp of the Overlanders again suffers disaster. "Hurry! We've set
the woods on fire!" Battling with a forest fire. Hippy wants to
dream of food. A disturbing outlook.

CHAPTER XI--THE THREAT OF PEG TATEM............................. 115

Henry sleeps on high. The bear and the bull pup scent trouble. The
foreman of Section Forty-three go