EDWARD S. ELLIS
Author of the Deerfoot Books,
The Arizona Series, etc.

ILLUSTRATED BY
EDWIN J. PRITTIE

THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA

Copyright 1909, by

The John C. Winston Co.

PRINTED IN U. S. A.

CONTENTS

ChapterPage
I.[Introductory]9
II.[A Quarrel]24
III.[Westward Bound]39
IV.[The Danger Cloud]54
V.[On Guard]69
VI.[Aboriginal Cunning]84
VII.[Just in Time]99
VIII.[The Attack]114
IX.[Old Acquaintances]129
X.[A Hunt]145
XI.[A Disappointment]159
XII.[A Not Uncommon Incident]176
XIII.[“That’s Just Like Him”]191
XIV.[An Alarming Situation]204
XV.[Now for the Mail Station]219
XVI.[Cause and Effect]234
XVII.[At the Station]249
XVIII.[Outwitted]264
XIX.[A Blessing in Disguise]279
XX.[A Strange Proceeding]293
XXI.[A Setback]307
XXII.[Jethro’s Secret and What Followed]320

RACING FOR LIFE