CONTENTS.

CHAPTER. PAGE.
[I.]Introductory5
[II.]The Capture18
[III.]A Strange Adventure22
[IV.]Again a Prisoner30
[V.]The Indian Town39
[VI.]The Torture47
[VII.]Wa-ko-met-kla57
[VIII.]A New Vocation68
[IX.]The "Mystery Bag"78
[X.]Indian Life86
[XI.]Mrs. Eastman's Story95
[XII.]Mrs. Eastman's Story Continued103
[XIII.]Mrs. Eastman's Story Continued111
[XIV.]Hopes and Fears—an Adventure119
[XV.]Treed by a Grizzly125
[XVI.]Some Curious Customs134
[XVII.]The Buffalo Dance142
[XVIII.]A Strange History150
[XIX.]A Strange History Continued159
[XX.]The Buffalo Hunt171
[XXI.]Mrs. Eastman's Story Continued184
[XXII.]Feasts, Fasts, and Facts192
[XXIII.]The War Party208
[XXIV.]My First Scalp222
[XXV.]The Feast of the Green Corn238
[XXVI.]Danger Ahead242
[XXVII.]The Escape249
[XXVIII.]A New Departure263
[XXIX.]The "Vigilants"277
[XXX.]Conclusion290

SEVEN AND NINE YEARS
AMONG THE CAMANCHES AND APACHES.