CONTENTS [FOREWORD]CHAPTER I [THE REQUEST FOR AID]II [A PERILOUS VENTURE]III [A VISIT TO THE FLAG-SHIP]IV [WE HOLD A COUNCIL OF WAR]V [ON THE DECK OF THE "SANTA MARIA"]VI [THE ROLE OF PÈRE CASSATI]VII [THE CHEVALIER DE NOYAN]VIII [FAVORED OF THE GODS]IX [THE BIRTH OF THE DEATH-DAWN]X [A COVERT IN THE CANE]XI [A NIGHT IN THE BOAT]XII [WE LAND AN ODD FISH]XIII [WE GAIN A NEW RECRUIT]XIV [THE MOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS]XV [A PASSAGE AT ARMS]XVI [WE CHANGE OUR COURSE]XVII [WE MEET WITH AN ACCIDENT]XVIII [A HARD DAY'S MARCH]XIX [DEMON, OR WHAT?]XX [BACKS TO THE WALL]XXI [THE STRONGHOLD OF THE NATCHEZ]XXII [PRISONERS IN THE TEMPLE]XXIII [THE VOTE OF DEATH]XXIV [THE DAUGHTER OF THE SUN]XXV [A VISITANT FROM THE SUN]XXVI [THE CHRONICLES OF THE NATCHEZ]XXVII [A VENTURE IN THE DARK]XXVIII [SPEECH WITH NALADI]XXIX [IN AND OUT THE SHADOW]XXX [UNDERGROUND]XXXI [WE MOUNT THE CLIFF]XXXII [CHIEF PRIEST OF THE SUN]XXXIII [PERE ANDRÉ LAFOSSIER]XXXIV [THE TALE OF THE PRIEST]XXXV [NIGHT AND THE SAVAGES]XXXVI [THE INTERFERENCE OF THE JESUIT]XXXVII [THE DEAD BURY THEIR DEAD]