CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.A Glimpse of the Past[1]
II.A Buffalo and a Bear[9]
III.Dave and the Indian[18]
IV.Taken by Surprise[28]
V.The Flight to the River[37]
VI.Back to the Fort[46]
VII.The Start for the East[56]
VIII.The Massacre of a Pack-Train[65]
IX.Under the Cliff[75]
X.Barringford as a Scout[85]
XI.In Which White Buffalo Appears[95]
XII.Home Once More[105]
XIII.An Old Enemy Appears[115]
XIV.A Fight with a Wolverine[125]
XV.Wolves, and a Snowstorm[135]
XVI.Saved by a Windstorm[145]
XVII.The Journey to the Trading Post[155]
XVIII.Running into a Trap[164]
XIX.The Shooting Contest[174]
XX.Another Long Journey[184]
XXI.A New Move[194]
XXII.A Fight among Wild Beasts[204]
XXIII.The Rescue of the Stranger[214]
XXIV.Snowbound on the Trail[225]
XXV.Crushing News[234]
XXVI.By Way of the Tunnel[244]
XXVII.Holding the Trading Post[254]
XXVIII.In Which a Battering Ram Is Used[264]
XXIX.From Enemies to Friends[274]
XXX.For Life or Death[285]
XXXI.Days of Peace—Conclusion[297]