MCMIV

CONTENTS

[ CHAPTER I. — A MERRY GROUP. ]

[ CHAPTER II. — A WARNING FROM THE WOODS. ]

[ CHAPTER III. — THE FLIGHT OVER THE ICE. ]

[ CHAPTER IV. — THE REPORT OF GUNS. ]

[ CHAPTER V. — LOOKING SOUTHWARD. ]

[ CHAPTER VI. — COWMEN AND RUSTLERS. ]

[ CHAPTER VII. — THE WARNING. ]

[ CHAPTER VIII. — GOOD-BYE. ]

[ CHAPTER IX. — A SUMMONS AND A REPLY. ]

[ CHAPTER X. — A HOT PURSUIT. ]

[ CHAPTER XI. — A STRANGE DIVERSION. ]

[ CHAPTER XII. — THE BACK TRAIL. ]

[ CHAPTER XIII. — A CONSULTATION. ]

[ CHAPTER XIV. — UNWELCOME CALLERS. ]

[ CHAPTER XV. — THE "DOG INDIANS." ]

[ CHAPTER XVI. — AN UNPLEASANT VISIT. ]

[ CHAPTER XVII. — A DELICATE SITUATION. ]

[ CHAPTER XVIII. — A MISCALCULATION. ]

[ CHAPTER XIX. — THE BURNED RANCH. ]

[ CHAPTER XX. — THE TRUCE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXI. — A MESSENGER IN HASTE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXII. — IMPORTANT TIDINGS. ]

[ CHAPTER XXIII. — AT BAY. ]

[ CHAPTER XXIV. — THE PRIMITIVE FORT. ]

[ CHAPTER XXV. — THE FLAG OF TRUCE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXVI. — THE UNDERGROUND MISSIVE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXVII. — ON PAROLE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXVIII. — THE FINAL SUMMONS. ]

[ CHAPTER XXIX. — A STRANGE OCCURRENCE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXX. — THE MISSING ONE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXI. — WHY IT WAS DONE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXII. — THE HOSTAGE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXIII. — THE PRISONER. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXIV. — OUT IN THE NIGHT. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXV. — CONCLUSION. ]