CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I. [THE RAIL BIRDS HEAR SOME NEWS]
II. [WHEN HEN CONDIT LEFT TOWN]
III. [A PROMISING CLUE]
IV. [JOHNNY'S CHICKEN THIEF TRAP]
V. [THE KNIFE WITH THE BUCKHORN HANDLE]
VI. [BOUND FOR SASSAFRAS SWAMP]
VII. [THE MISSING SKIFF]
VIII. [PICKING UP CLUES]
IX. [THE PERILS OF THE WATER LABYRINTH]
X. [THE SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS OF LANDY]
XI. [A NIGHT ALARM]
XII. [THE VALUE OF SCOUTCRAFT]
XIII. [HEN CONDIT'S STRANGE MESSAGE]
XIV. [BOUND TO SUCCEED]
XV. [WOLF PATROL PLUCK WINS]
XVI. [CONCLUSION]