CONTENTS.

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THE DESERTER.
I.Discoveries in the Barn[3]
II.A Sudden Departure[20]
III.Father and Son[42]
IV.The "Meanest Word"[60]
V.The Deputy Marshal[80]
VI.A Home in the Woods[98]
VII.Another Chase after Mose[117]
A DAY IN THE WILDERNESS.
I.The Valley of Death[139]
II.Lafe reconnoitres the Valley[157]
III.The Bounty-Jumper[177]
IV.Red Pete in Captivity[198]
V.Lafe rescues an Officer, and finds his Cousin[216]
HOW DICKON CAME BY HIS NAME.
I.The Making of a Soldier[239]
II.A Burst for Freedom[260]
III.A Strange Christmas Eve[279]
IV.Up in the World[299]
WHERE AVON INTO SEVERN FLOWS.
I.Hugh the Writer[319]
II.Sir Hereward's Ring[350]
III.How Hugh met the Prince[381]