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"FRIENDS WORTH KNOWING," "KNOCKING ROUND THE ROCKIES," ETC.
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HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1884, by
HARPER & BROTHERS,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
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CONTENTS.
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| [I]. | Thrown upon their Own Resources | 9 |
| [II]. | "The Youngster's" Plan | 15 |
| [III]. | Fitting out the "Red Erik" | 22 |
| [IV]. | Making a Start | 30 |
| [V]. | Comfort in a Log Cabin | 36 |
| [VI]. | Norse Tales | 47 |
| [VII]. | The First Day on the Lake | 57 |
| [VIII]. | Jim's Rebellion | 66 |
| [IX]. | Skating by Compass | 79 |
| [X]. | An Ugly Ferriage | 89 |
| [XI]. | Camping against an Ice Wall | 94 |
| [XII]. | Snowed Under | 102 |
| [XIII]. | Saved from Starvation | 108 |
| [XIV]. | The Arctic Visitors | 117 |
| [XV]. | Christmas Bird-catching | 122 |
| [XVI]. | How Tug Made "Twitch-ups" | 130 |
| [XVII]. | The Breaking up of the Ice | 138 |
| [XVIII]. | Rescuing the Wanderers | 145 |
| [XIX]. | Adrift on an Ice Raft | 155 |
| [XX]. | A Night in an Open Boat | 167 |
| [XXI]. | The Escape to the Shore | 176 |
| [XXII]. | Rex Fights Unknown Enemies | 179 |
| [XXIII]. | Exploring The Island | 182 |
| [XXIV]. | The Wild Dogs again | 193 |
| [XXV]. | The Perils of a Midnight Search | 202 |
| [XXVI]. | Finding Snow-birds and Losing the Captain | 205 |
| [XXVII]. | Another Encounter with the Wild Dogs | 214 |
| [XXVIII]. | The Accident Explained | 221 |
| [XXIX]. | Deciding upon a New Move | 229 |
| [XXX]. | Katy Tames the Wild Dogs | 233 |
| [XXXI]. | Abandoning the Island | 237 |
| [XXXII]. | An Astonished Farmer | 245 |
| [XXXIII]. | The "Times" Correspondent | 251 |
| [XXXIV]. | A Happy Conclusion | 255 |