CONTENTS [I. WAIFS OF THE PLAIN] [II. THE HOSPITAL ON THE BEAVER] [III. THE BOTTOM RUNG] [IV. THE BROTHERS CLAIM A RANGE] [V. A FALL OF CRUMBS] [VI. SUNSHINE AND SHADOW] [VII. ALL IN THE DAY'S WORK] [VIII. THE LINES OF INTRENCHMENT] [IX. A WINTRY CRUCIBLE] [X. GOOD FIGHTING] [XI. HOLDING THE FORT] [XII. A WINTER DRIFT] [XIII. A WELCOME GUEST] [XIV. AN ILL WIND] [XV. WATER! WATER!] [XVI. A PROTECTED CREDIT] [XVII. "THE WAGON"] [XVIII. AN OPEN WINTER] [XIX. AN INDIAN SCARE] [XX. HARVEST ON THE RANGE] [XXI. LIVING IN THE SADDLE] [XXII. INDEPENDENCE]