CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.The Settlers, and Whence They Came. [1]
II.The Fire Spreads. [9]
III.On the Disputed Territory. [20]
IV.Among the Delawares. [36]
V.Tidings from the Front. [53]
VI.Westward Ho! [62]
VII.At the Dividing of the Ways. [72]
VIII.The Settlers at Home. [85]
IX.Setting the Stakes. [95]
X.Drawing the First Furrow. [105]
XI.An Indian Trail. [116]
XII.House-Building. [126]
XIII.Lost! [134]
XIV.More House-Building. [150]
XV.Play Comes After Work. [158]
XVI.A Great Disaster. [181]
XVII.The Wolf at the Door. [187]
XVIII.Discouragement. [200]
XIX.Down the Big Muddy. [215]
XX.Stranded Near Home. [236]