By this time the two girls on the running pony's neck were
surrounded by mounted cowboys.

"Let go! Jump clear so we kin rope him!" shouted Bud, for the men
dared not rope and throw the horse, fearing that he might fall on
one of the girls and crush her.

The cowboys did not seem to realize that neither girl would let go
of her own free will until the runaway had been stopped.

The end came suddenly. The heavy burden on his neck was too much
for the bronco, and, his knees weakening, all at once he stumbled
and went down on his nose, then toppled over on his side,
enveloped in a cloud of dust.

"They're caught!" shouted Hi Lang.




CHAPTER IV

PING WING MAKES A DISCOVERY


When the cowboys, with Hi Lang in the lead, reached the Overland
girls, they discovered Grace Harlowe calmly sitting on the runaway
bronco's head to hold him down.

"Get Miss Briggs out from between the pony's legs. She can't help