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OUR HOME IN THE SILVER WEST

A Story of Struggle and Adventure

BY

GORDON STABLES, C.M., M.D., R.N.

AUTHOR OF 'THE CRUISE OF THE SNOWBIRD,' 'WILD ADVENTURES ROUND THE POLE,'

ETC., ETC.

THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY

56, Paternoster Row; 65, St. Paul's Churchyard

and 164 Piccadilly

Richard Clay and Sons, Limited,

london and bungay.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTERPAGE
I.The Highland Feud. [11]
II.Our Boyhood's Life. [23]
III.A Terrible Ride. [30]
IV.The Ring and the Book. [44]
V.A New Home in the West. [54]
VI.The Promised Land at Last. [64]
VII.On Shore at Rio. [77]
VIII.Moncrieff Relates His Experiences. [86]
IX.Shopping and Shooting. [96]
X.A Journey That Seems Like a Dream. [106]
XI.The Tragedy at the Fonda. [115]
XII.Attack by Pampa Indians. [125]
XIII.The Flight and the Chase. [134]
XIV.Life on an Argentine Estancia. [146]
XV.We Build our House and Lay Out Gardens. [155]
XVI.Summer in the Silver West. [165]
XVII.The Earthquake. [175]
XVIII.Our Hunting Expedition. [185]
XIX.In the Wilderness. [197]
XX.The Mountain Crusoe. [209]
XXI.Wild Adventures on Prairie and Pampas. [221]
XXII.Adventure With a Tiger. [231]
XXIII.A Ride for Life. [244]
XXIV.The Attack on the Estancia. [255]
XXV.The Last Assault. [266]
XXVFarewell to the Silver West. [279]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAGE
The Figure Springs into the Air [Frontispiece]
Orla thrusts his Muzzle into my Hand[10]
Ray lay Stark and Stiff[18]
'Look! He is Over!'[33]
He pointed his Gun at me[41]
'I'll teach ye!'[74]
Fairly Noosed[99]
'Ye can Claw the Pat'[138]
Comical in the Extreme[195]
Tries to steady himself to catch the Lasso[203]
Interview with the Orang-outang[214]
On the same Limb of the Tree[236]
The Indians advanced with a Wild Shout[268]

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