| Chapter I—On the Big Woods Trail | [11] |
| The Overlanders, arriving at their destination, are told that their
guide is busy doing the family washing. Hippy and Hindenburg, the
bull pup, make a hit. Emma Dean wishes she had stayed at home. The
"untamed" bronco entertains the villagers. | |
| Chapter II—The Voice of Nature | [18] |
| "Why don't yer feed the critter some soothin' syrup?" jeers a
villager. Emma reads the message of the hermit thrush. On the way
to the "Big Woods." Trouble is threatened at Bisbee's Corners. The
Overlanders attacked by roistering lumberjacks. | |
| Chapter III—The Charge of the Jacks | [31] |
| "Out of this, lively!" shouts Tom Gray. The fight in the village
street. Hippy and Tom rescue an unfortunate Indian from the jacks.
Willy Horse follows and overtakes his rescuers. "You Big
Friend—Big Medicine!" The new guide creates a sensation. | |
| Chapter IV—A Human Talking Machine | [42] |
| Joe Shafto lays 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 | [115] |
| 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 goes trouble-hunting. Settlement is
demanded of the Overlanders for the burned trees. "Skip! Get out!"
orders Lieutenant Wingate. Peg starts a row. | |
| Chapter XII—A Shot From The Forest | [121] |
| Tom Gray attacked by the lumberman. The jacks take a hand. Hippy
uses a firebrand as a weapon. Overlanders badly punished. Shots
from the forest shatter Peg's wooden leg. Henry paws his way into
the fight. The Overlanders meet a fresh mystery. | |
| Chapter XIII—A Blazed Warning | [132] |
| Grace Harlowe's party seeks a change of scene. The bent arrow
points to danger. The end of a long night's journey through the
forest. The mournful wail of a timber wolf carries a meaning to
Emma Dean. "Put out that fire!" commands the forest ranger. | |
| Chapter XIV—Their Day at Home | [143] |
| The caller at the Overland camp grows threatening. Henry sounds a
warning growl. Ordered to leave the forest. Emma tells the ranger
how to get rid of wolves. "I reckon you haven't heard the last of
Peg Tatem." | |
| Chapter XV—The Way of the Big Woods | [150] |
| Newcomers arouse the apprehensions of the Overland Riders. "Put up
yer hands!" comes the stern command. Deputy sheriffs inform the
Overlanders that they are under arrest. Joe Shafto fires a warning
shot at their annoying callers. | |
| Chapter XVI—Willy Horse Shows the Way | [157] |
| Elfreda out-argues the officers of the law. Visitors politely
requested to remove themselves. Threats of revenge. Camp is made on
the banks of the Little Big Branch. Willy shows the way to the
Overlanders' permanent camp. | |
| Chapter XVII—In The Indian Tepee | [173] |
| Willy Horse arrives in a bark canoe. An Indian home is built for
the Overland girls. Grace paddles the birch canoe and gets a
ducking. Henry investigates the tepee and his nose suffers. A loud
halloo arouses the girls from their beauty sleep. | |
| Chapter XVIII—The Trail of the Pirates | [182] |
| The bull pup keeps bankers' hours. Tom and Hippy seek evidence of
timber-thieves and make discoveries. Hippy evolves a great idea.
Willy tells Lieutenant Wingate about Chief Iron Toe. Hippy and the
Indian go away on an important mission. | |
| Chapter XIX—The Return of the Prodigal | [193] |
| "Bears is better than husbands," declares Joe Shafto. Hippy
announces that he has bought a big timber tract. "Don't ask me a
question until my stomach begins to function." Willy Horse brings a
warning of spies near the camp. | |
| Chapter XX—Peace or War? | [204] |
| Chet Ainsworth arrives at the point
of a rifle. The peace of the Overland camp violently disturbed.
Hippy admits that he is crazy. Henry gives uninvited guests a
scare. "They do get that way sometimes." Overlanders gaze in
amazement. | |
| Chapter XXI—A Wise Old Owl | [210] |
| Joe sicks the bear on the guests.
The forest woman in a rage. "Stop him! He'll kill the man!" Willy
Horse sees things in the campfire. Emma finds a message for Hippy
in the hoot of the old owl. | |
| Chapter XXII—When the Dam Went Out | [217] |
| A surprise party for the
lumberjacks on Hippy's claim. The dance is interrupted by the
Indian's message. "Dam up river go out! Water come down!" announces
Willy Horse unemotionally. The jacks take alarm. | |
| Chapter XXIII—The Riot of the Logs | [227] |
| A desperate struggle. "I'm
slipping!" gasps Hippy. "Too late!" Tom and Hippy are hurled into
the river. Dynamite used on the pirates' dam. A hand-to-hand knife
battle on the spiles. Grace stays the Indian's hand. | |
| Chapter XXIV—Christmas in the Big Woods | [238] |
| A capture and a
confession. Peg Tatem in the toils. Timber pirates get prison
terms. The lumberjacks' big Christmas. "Sit down, you
rough-necks!" roars Hippy. Spike bares his soul. What the snow-bird
said. | |