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CHAPTER XI--FOLLOWING A COLD TRAIL 123
Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Old Apache Trail · Josephine Chase
CHAPTER XI--FOLLOWING A COLD TRAIL 123
“I tell you I heard Grace’s signal shots!” Lieutenant Wingate fails to find a trace of the missing ones. Ike noses out the trail. “Right here’s where they took to their ponies.” A weird night journey. The guide confesses himself beaten.
CHAPTER XII--AN INTERRUPTED INTERVIEW 131
Threats fail to disturb Grace Harlowe. A bandit’s wife demands to know why Grace shot Con Bates. “I’m goin’ to see thet you settle for thet little job.” Belle Bates meets her match. “Drop thet gun, an’ do it quick!” commands a stern voice behind Grace Harlowe.
CHAPTER XIII--A STRUGGLE FOR LIFE 138
A case of shoot or be shot. “Run, Emma! Run!” A battle of give and take. Grace gets a bullet wound. A dash for freedom. The escape. Grace makes the best of a serious situation. A blood-chilling wail of agony sounds close at hand.