PHILADELPHIA:
HENRY T. COATES & CO.

"Mr. Ellis's works are favorites and deserve to be. He shows variety and originality in his characters; and his Indians are human beings and not fancy pieces."—NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW.

Copyright, 1883, by Porter & Coates.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.PAGE
In the Forest[5]
CHAPTER II.
The Boy Pioneer—Deerfoot, the Shawanoe[18]
CHAPTER III.
Old Friends[32]
CHAPTER IV.
Through the Trackless Forest—The Cause[46]
CHAPTER V.
"Shut Out"[60]
CHAPTER VI.
The Block-house[73]
CHAPTER VII.
The Message[87]
CHAPTER VIII.
Opening Communication[101]
CHAPTER IX.
Within the Block-house[126]
CHAPTER X. PAGE
Flaming Messengers[140]
CHAPTER XI.
In Great Peril[154]
CHAPTER XII.
"Birds of the Night"[168]
CHAPTER XIII.
Shadowy Visitors[182]
CHAPTER XIV.
A Mishap and a Sentence[196]
CHAPTER XV.
An Unexpected Visitor[212]
CHAPTER XVI.
Out-doors on a Dark Night[226]
CHAPTER XVII.
The Long Clearing[247]
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Fiery Enemy[265]
CHAPTER XIX.
The Tug of War[282]
CHAPTER XX.
The South Wind[298]
CHAPTER XXI.
Conclusion[312]