“Hands up!” Peanuts are great civilizers. Overlanders regard their guest with suspicion. Emma makes the fat boy laugh. “Just another mystery.” “Now who are you, and what is your game?” demands Ham White sternly. Stalked by a shadow. “Quick! Something has happened to Elfreda!”
Chapter XI—[Believers in Safety First]
Guns bang and Stacy lies low. Struck on the head. “I felt a hand under my pillow,” explains Miss Briggs. The guide is disturbed. Emma offers to “demonstrate” for him. Stacy alarmed for his trousers. Jim Haley makes a mysterious disappearance.
Chapter XII—[A Successful Experiment]
Elfreda’s experience leaves her pale. More than one man involved in the attack. White finds a trail of blood. Stacy Brown votes himself the cross of war. The fat boy up to mischief. Another shadow stalks the Overland tents. A near panic in the camp.
Chapter XIII—[The Camp is Invaded]
Bears on the rampage. Ponies snort in fright. “We’ve got them going!” cries Ham White. Havoc worked by marauding beasts. One bear is killed. Stacy confesses that he called the bears. The savagery of Nature let loose. “They are coming! Move cautiously.”
Chapter XIV—[The Battle of the Beasts]
Howls are mingled with snarls. Coyotes attack the dead bear. Wolves add to the uproar. A sight that thrilled. The battle brief. Grace takes a shot and misses. Stacy downs a lion. Slinking forms stalk the ponies. Beady for trouble. A wounded man staggers into camp.
Chapter XV—[A Rude Awakening]