CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Surveyor Rufus and His Friends | [11] |
| II. | The Game Poacher, Jem Shock | [22] |
| III. | "Hit the Knot and Hit It Hard!" | [33] |
| IV. | Showing the Greenhorns | [46] |
| V. | The Spiral of Blue Smoke | [55] |
| VI. | A Little Woods Minstrel | [66] |
| VII. | Making a Bargain with Conrad | [75] |
| VIII. | A Peril that Lay in Wait | [89] |
| IX. | The Strange Message Jem Left | [102] |
| X. | A Cabin in the Clearing | [111] |
| XI. | When the Storm Broke | [122] |
| XII. | Scotch Blood | [133] |
| XIII. | A Call for Help | [146] |
| XIV. | Scouts to the Rescue | [155] |
| XV. | Rufus Makes a Stand | [166] |
| XVI. | "All's Well that Ends Well!" | [177] |
TENDERFOOT SQUAD
CHAPTER I
SURVEYOR RUFUS AND HIS FRIENDS
"All aboard for Raccoon Bluff. Those who can't get aboard take the rail route! Hi! Elmer, squeeze in!"