CONTENTS

I.[A Talk about Employment]
II.[What Happened at the Brook]
III.[Two Young Lumbermen at Home]
IV.[A Fresh Start]
V.[Something about the Maine Lumber Trade]
VI.[Deep in the Woods]
VII.[The Dangers of Log-Rolling]
VIII.[Christmas, and an Unexpected Arrival]
IX.[Dale and Owen Speak Their Mind]
X.[What Happened in the Woods]
XI.[Springtime in the Camp]
XII.[The Lodge at Pine Tree Lake]
XIII.[A Log Jam on the Penobscot]
XIV.[Bertie and Gertrude]
XV.[Two Little Runaways]
XVI.[Pursued by the Forest Fire]
XVII.[The Raging of the Elements]
XVIII.[Bound for the Great Lakes]
XIX.[A Talk on the Train]
XX.[At John Hoover's Home]
XXI.[An Unsigned Contract]
XXII.[A Lumber Boat in a Storm]
XXIII.[Off for Oregon]
XXIV.[Something about the Northwest Lumber Industry]
XXV.[An Interview with Ulmer Balasco]
XXVI.[In an Oregon Forest]
XXVII.[What Happened to the Log Train]
XXVIII.[Jefferson Wilbur Seeks Information]
XXIX.[Matters of Importance]
XXX.[Ulmer Balasco Shows His Hand]
XXXI.[The Crisis]
XXXII.[An Unexpected Appointment]
XXXIII.[The Railroad Contract]
XXXIV.[Dale Comes into His Own]
XXXV.[End of the Contract and of the Story]