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THE WATCHERS OF THE PLAINS


HIS EYES WERE INTENT UPON THE DARK HORIZON

The Watchers of
The Plains
A Tale of the Western Prairies
By RIDGEWELL CULLUM
With Frontispiece
By J. C. LEYENDECKER
A. L. BURT COMPANY
PublishersNew York

Copyright, 1909, by

George W. Jacobs and Company

Published March, 1909

To

B. W. M.

my good friend and counselor

I affectionately dedicate

this book

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.A Letter [9]
II.On the Plains [17]
III.An Alarm in Beacon Crossing [28]
IV.Rosebud [41]
V.A Birthday Gift [54]
VI.A Newspaper [69]
VII.An Indian Pow-Wow [76]
VIII.Seth Washes a Handkerchief [87]
IX.The Adventures of Red Riding Hood [97]
X.Seth Attempts to Write a Letter [108]
XI.The Letter Written [118]
XII.Cross Purposes [127]
XIII.The Devotion of Wanaha [135]
XIV.The Warning [144]
XV.The Movements of Little Black Fox [154]
XVI.General Distinguishes Himself [162]
XVII.The Letter from England [173]
XVIII.Seth’s Duty Accomplished [184]
XIX.Seth Plays a Strong Hand [197]
XX.Seth Pays [207]
XXI.Two Heads in Conspiracy [217]
XXII.Rosebud’s Answer [227]
XXIII.Love’s Progress [239]
XXIV.Rosebud’s Fortune [254]
XXV.In Which the Undercurrent Belies the Superficial Calm [267]
XXVI.The Sun-Dance [283]
XXVII.In Desperate Plight [294]
XXVIII.A Last Adventure [304]
XXIX.Hard Pressed [315]
XXX.The Last Stand [327]
XXXI.The Sentence [337]
XXXII.Wanaha the Indian [346]
XXXIII.The Capitulation [359]

THE WATCHERS OF

THE PLAINS