CHAPTER III.
THE CHARGE OF THE JACKS "Get out of this! Lively!" shouted Tom to the girls.
"Keep together!" added Hippy.
The two men forced their ponies between the girls and the lumberjacks, the girls using their crops on their ponies and urging them on.
The Overland girls cleared the scene in a few seconds, and halted a short distance up the street to wait for Hippy and Tom, who were having difficulty in extricating themselves from the mob.

They did not succeed in doing this until Hippy began to belabor Ginger over the rump, at the same time pulling up on the reins.

This caused the animal to whirl and buck and kick.

Every volley from Ginger's lightning-like kicks put several members of the mob out of the fight.

Tom was using his crop, but without much effect.
A rough hand was laid on Hippy's leg, and a mighty tug nearly unhorsed him.