When the rifle spoke the huge head of the buffalo was almost under Poke’s belly

THE TRAIL BOYS OF THE PLAINS

OR

THE HUNT FOR THE BIG BUFFALO

BY

JAY WINTHROP ALLEN

ILLUSTRATED BY

WALTER S. ROGERS

NEW YORK

GEORGE SULLY & COMPANY

Copyright, 1915.

GEORGE SULLY & COMPANY

PRINTED IN THE U. S. A.

Table of Contents

[I—SOMETHING ABOUT A BUFFALO]

[II—AT THE SILENT SUE]

[III—THE LAME INDIAN]

[IV—THE ROCKING STONE]

[V—THE BEARS’ DEN]

[VI—IN THE OLD TUNNEL]

[VII—THE RESCUE—AND AFTERWARD]

[VIII—CHET SHOOTS A HAWK]

[IX—ON THE TRAIL TO GRUB STAKE]

[X—MR. HAVENS HAS A VISITOR]

[XI—THE FIRST ADVENTURE]

[XII—A MAVERICK]

[XIII—“THE DOG SOLDIERS”]

[XIV—THE WARNING]

[XV—“WHAT WON’T BE LED MUST BE DRIVEN”]

[XVI—THE WOLF RING]

[XVII—A MYSTERY]

[XVIII—ROYAL GAME]

[XIX—A FRUITLESS CHASE]

[XX—A MIDNIGHT ALARM]

[XXI—A STARTLING DISCOVERY]

[XXII—AFTER THE THIEVES]

[XXIII—THE FIRST BUFFALO]

[XXIV—TIT FOR TAT]

[XXV—CHET’S DETERMINATION]

[XXVI—“THE KING OF THEM ALL”]

[XXVII—DIG’S GREAT IDEA]

[XXVIII—GREAT LUCK]

[XXIX—PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT]

[XXX—HOW IT ENDED]

Illustrations

[When the rifle spoke the huge head of the buffalo was almost under Poke’s belly]

[Dig spurred his horse over to the place and leaped down to give his chum a helping hand]

[Then Chet saw the bear—a big black fellow, standing erect]

[They fairly “wolfed” the venison steaks]