of the cattle.

It will be recalled also, how Tad Butler and his companions, after
many strange and startling experiences, solved the veiled riddle of
the plains and laid the ghost of the old church of San Miguel, for all
time.

The stirring adventures of "THE PONY RIDER BOYS IN MONTANA," too, are
still fresh in the minds of those who have followed the fortunes of
the four lads since they first started out on their journeyings.

It will he recalled that in the latter story the lads experienced the
thrill of being in a real battle between the cowboys and the sheep
herders on the free-grass range of the north; how Tad Butler was
captured by the Blackfeet Indians, and how, with the help of an Indian
maiden, he managed to make his escape.

It will also be remembered that Tad was able to rescue another lad
who, like himself, had been taken by the Blackfeet, and to return the
boy to his father, none the worse for his exciting experiences. It
will be recalled as well, how Tad Butler through his own efforts
solved the mystery of the old Custer trail--a mystery that had
perplexed and annoyed the ranchers along the historic trail for many
months.

And now they were once more in the saddle, having chosen the Ozark
Mountains in southwestern Missouri as the scene of their next
explorations.

With them they carried a pack train of four mules, these being best