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| Chap. I. | Eastward Bound | [ 9] |
| Chap. II. | Lost, Strayed or Stolen | [ 23] |
| Chap. III. | The Trail Northward | [ 37] |
| Chap. IV. | The Land of the Assiniboines | [ 51] |
| Chap. V. | A Welcome Sight | [ 65] |
| Chap. VI. | Comrades True | [ 79] |
| Chap. VII. | A Mishap | [ 93] |
| Chap. VIII. | Enemies and Friends | [ 106] |
| Chap. IX. | In the Rockies | [ 121] |
| Chap. X. | In the Blackfoot Country | [ 135] |
| Chap. XI. | In Winter Quarters | [ 149] |
| Chap. XII. | Blackfoot Citizens | [ 161] |
| Chap. XIII. | Summoned to Court | [ 173] |
| Chap. XIV. | A New Blackfoot Citizen | [ 185] |
| Chap. XV. | The Spirit Circle | [ 197] |
| Chap. XVI. | The Field of Honor | [ 211] |
| Chap. XVII. | A Memorable Duel | [ 221] |
| Chap. XVIII. | Discipline in the Ranks | [ 234] |
| Chap. XIX. | "Behold He Prayeth" | [ 245] |
| Chap. XX. | Light in Darkness | [ 258] |
| Chap. XXI. | Homeward Bound | [ 267] |
| Chap. XXII. | A Memorable Meeting | [ 280] |
| Chap. XXIII. | Lewis and Clark's Expeditions | [ 292] |
| Chap. XXIV. | Overboard | [ 304] |
| Chap. XXV. | Jack Halloway Again | [ 315] |
| Chap. XXVI. | A Temperance Agitator | [ 329] |
| Chap. XXVII. | "Good-Bye" | [ 343] |
| Chap. XXVIII. | Retrospect | [ 350] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
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| [Frontispiece:](Color Plate) A Friend in Need | |
| "This Horse Was Whirlwind" | [72] |
| "Now, Whirlwind, Run Him Down" | [112] |
| Deerfoot Lost in Reverie By the Camp Fire | [136] |
| An Ominous Interview | [177] |
| A Memorable Duel | [224] |
| A Visit From Captains Lewis and Clark | [289] |
| "It Was Deerfoot, The Shawanoe" | [301] |
CHAPTER I.
EASTWARD BOUND.
Deerfoot the Shawanoe, Mul-tal-la the Blackfoot, and the twin brothers, George and Victor Shelton, had completed their long journey from the Ohio River to the Pacific slope, and, standing on an elevation near the Columbia, spent hours in looking out upon the face of the mightiest ocean of the globe. They feasted their vision on the magnificent scene, with the miles of wilderness, mountain, vale, river and Indian villages spread between their feet and the ocean.
It was a picture worth journeying across the continent to see. From beyond the convex world a ship had sailed up to view, its snowy sails looking at first like a tiny but growing cloud in the soft sky. As the craft drew steadily nearer, they saw it careening to one side under the impulse of the wind against the bellying canvas, while the curling foam at the bows spread out like a fan and dissolved in the clear waters beyond the stern.