CONTENTS.
| CHAP. | PAGE. | |
| [I.] | ALONE AND TOGETHER, | 7 |
| [II.] | SOFT AND LOW, | 15 |
| [III.] | EAVESDROPPING, | 22 |
| [IV.] | THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE, | 30 |
| [V.] | A LIGHT AHEAD, | 37 |
| [VI.] | THE FRAGMENTS OF THE FEAST, | 44 |
| [VII.] | THE REPORT OF A GUN, | 51 |
| [VIII.] | MR. ISAAC PERKINS, | 59 |
| [IX.] | BORDER BRAVERY, | 67 |
| [X.] | ON THE RIVER, | 75 |
| [XI.] | AN UNFAVORABLE OMEN, | 83 |
| [XII.] | FORCED BACKWARD, | 91 |
| [XIII.] | NEW PERIL, | 100 |
| [XIV.] | DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND, | 107 |
| [XV.] | A DELICATE AND DANGEROUS TASK, | 114 |
| [XVI.] | IROQUOIS AGAINST IROQUOIS, | 121 |
| [XVII.] | AT LAST!, | 128 |
| [XVIII.] | THE SOUTHEASTERN SHORE, | 136 |
| [XIX.] | THE MOHAWK OBJECTS, | 143 |
| [XX.] | THE LONGEST WAY HOME, | 152 |
| [XXI.] | A CURIOUS DISCOVERY, | 159 |
| [XXII.] | ANOTHER FUGITIVE, | 166 |
| [XXIII.] | DOUBT AND PERPLEXITY, | 174 |
| [XXIV.] | THE NEW GUIDE, | 182 |
| [XXV.] | THE HIDING-PLACE, | 189 |
| [XXVI.] | CURIOUS PROCEEDINGS, | 196 |
| [XXVII.] | WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?, | 203 |
| [XXVIII.] | UP AND DOING, | 210 |
| [XXIX.] | A STARTLING CHECK, | 217 |
| [XXX.] | A MERITED FATE, | 227 |
| [XXXI.] | THE MOHAWK EXPLAINS, | 234 |
| [XXXII.] | THE FATAL TREE, | 242 |
| [XXXIII.] | CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS, | 249 |
THE WILDERNESS FUGITIVES.
CHAPTER I.
ALONE AND TOGETHER.
The reader will recall that at the close of The River Fugitives the narrative left our friends in a situation, apparently, of safety; and the belief, on the part of Jo Minturn, his sister Rosa and Ned Clinton, was strong that, in their flight from the dreadful scenes of the Wyoming massacre of July, 1778, they had left all dangers behind. They were confident that, under the guidance of the matchless Mohawk, Lena-Wingo (temporarily absent in quest of food), the road to security was beset by no perils worth the mention.