{"product_id":"2940013003668","title":"GRACE HARLOWE'S OVERLAND RIDERS ON THE GREAT AMERICAN DESERT","description":"CHAPTER I--WHEN THE COWBOYS LAUGHED\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePicking out the ponies for the desert journey. The Overland girls\u003cbr\u003emeet Hi Lang. Grace selects an \"outlaw\" pony. \"Don't reckon you'll\u003cbr\u003ebe able to stick on him,\" warns the guide. Grace Harlowe flings\u003cbr\u003eherself into the saddle, braced for the shock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II--AN \"OUTLAW\" MEETS HIS MATCH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrace fights a stubborn battle with the vicious bronco. \"Look\u003cbr\u003eout!\" yells the guide. \"Wall, ef thet don't beat the Dutch!\"\u003cbr\u003eexclaims a cowboy. A fainting conqueror. Cowboys voice their\u003cbr\u003eadmiration of the Overland girl, and Bud offers his services in\u003cbr\u003ethe event of trouble.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III--A THRILLING MOMENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnthusiastic plainsmen give Grace a Mexican lasso. The start for\u003cbr\u003ethe desert. A rousing good-bye that ends in disaster. Elfreda and\u003cbr\u003eGrace accomplish a difficult feat. \"Hang on! We'll stop him!\" The\u003cbr\u003erunaway bronco is thrown. \"They're caught!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV--PING WING MAKES A DISCOVERY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElfreda confesses to being \"all mussed up,\" and gives first aid to\u003cbr\u003ean injured cowboy. The lure of the desert. Welcomed at their first\u003cbr\u003ecamp by Ping Wing. The Chinaman as a songbird. The Overland Eiders\u003cbr\u003eare aroused by cries and shots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V--STALKING A MOUNTAIN MYSTERY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePing uses a frying pan and a can of tomatoes as his weapons.\u003cbr\u003eScooting for a mysterious foe. \"Put up your hands! I have you\u003cbr\u003ecovered!\" Grace Harlowe exchanges shots with her adversary, then\u003cbr\u003esuddenly sinks out of sight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI--INTO THE GREAT SILENCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHi stalks an unseen enemy and wings him. The hole in the mountain.\u003cbr\u003e\"The hound! He hit her! I'll kill him for that!\" Grace,\u003cbr\u003eunconscious, is carried into camp. \"This is not a gunshot wound!\"\u003cbr\u003eBullets are fired into the camp of the Overlanders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII--THE FIRST DESERT CAMP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHi Lang shows his charges how to make a campfire on the desert. A\u003cbr\u003ewater hole is found. \"Some one is trying to poison us!\" groans\u003cbr\u003eHippy. The guide warns the campers against scorpions. Emma Dean\u003cbr\u003ewishes she had gone to the seashore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII--CALLERS DROP IN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmid scenes of desolation. \"A party of horsemen coming this way!\"\u003cbr\u003eThe Overland party prepares for trouble. Hippy is doused by a wild\u003cbr\u003edesert rider. \"Get off my desert!\" orders Lieutenant Wingate. The\u003cbr\u003eleader is kicked into a water hole. The battle at the water hole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX--PIRATES GET A HOT RECEPTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBullets fly fast in the desert camp. Grace protests against Hi\u003cbr\u003eLang's order to shoot the attackers' ponies. Miss Briggs dresses\u003cbr\u003ethe wounds of the victims. The guide reads danger signals in the\u003cbr\u003esky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X--WHEN THE BLOW FELL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's here!\" mutters Hi Lang. Enveloped in a wild desert\u003cbr\u003esandstorm. \"Down! Everybody down!\" Overland girls nearly buried\u003cbr\u003eunder drifting sands, and camp equipment is wrecked and blown\u003cbr\u003eaway. \"The water hole is lost!\" announces the guide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI--FACING A NEW PERIL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePonies stray away in the storm. On the trail of the missing ones.\u003cbr\u003eThe Overland girl makes a capture. Headed for Death Valley. Grace\u003cbr\u003eHarlowe is lost, but doesn't know it. Hi Lang goes to the rescue\u003cbr\u003eand follows her trail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII--A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We must find water!\" declares Hi Lang impressively. The search\u003cbr\u003efor a desert \"tank\" begun by the weary Riders. Directed to smell\u003cbr\u003efor water. A thrilling discovery. Hopes dashed to earth. \"Get back\u003cbr\u003eto your positions!\" orders the guide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII--A STARTLING ALARM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSupper is eaten without water or tea. Hi Lang shows the girls how\u003cbr\u003eto extract food and moisture from a cactus plant. \"This is\u003cbr\u003eheavenly!\" gasps Emma, and wonders why they did not bring an\u003cbr\u003eartesian well. Shouts and screams suddenly disturb the camp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIV--THE MYSTERIOUS HORSEMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHippy Wingate falls into the desert. A happy accident. \"Water! I\u003cbr\u003esmell it!\" cries Grace. Signal shots are fired. A desert wanderer\u003cbr\u003erides in begging for water. A solitary horseman views the\u003cbr\u003eOverlanders from afar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XV--THE GUIDE READS A DESERT TRAIL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stranger's warning interests Hi Lang. Why the desert wanderer is\u003cbr\u003ealways listening. More desert secrets revealed. Emma Dean dreams\u003cbr\u003eof snakes and things. Grace Harlowe is complimented. Hi tells the\u003cbr\u003eOverlanders what the mysterious horseman is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVI--THE CROSS ON THE DESERT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrace learns to throw the lasso. An unpleasant discovery. The\u003cbr\u003emystery box at the foot of the cross. Emma is eager to see their\u003cbr\u003efind opened. \"It rattles like gold,\" declares Hippy. Lieutenant\u003cbr\u003eWingate raises the cover of the mystery box.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVII--ANOTHER MYSTERY TO SOLVE","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180968132848,"sku":"2940013003668","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013003668_p0.jpg?v=1763575632","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013003668","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}