CONTENTS
| chapter | page | |
| I. | In Needy Circumstances | [1] |
| II. | Seeking a Job | [9] |
| III. | The Buried Treasure Story | [18] |
| IV. | Fred Has Hopes | [24] |
| V. | Mrs. Stults Consents | [30] |
| VI. | The Old Gold Hunter | [38] |
| VII. | Off for Alaska | [45] |
| VIII. | Amid Frost and Ice | [53] |
| IX. | Into the Interior | [61] |
| X. | Attacked by Wolves | [71] |
| XI. | Shooting a Moose | [78] |
| XII. | Lost in the Snow | [86] |
| XIII. | In the Wilderness | [92] |
| XIV. | The Lost Map | [100] |
| XV. | In the Cave | [108] |
| XVI. | Digging for Treasure | [116] |
| XVII. | The Spying Indian | [125] |
| XVIII. | Followed by the Enemy | [131] |
| XIX. | The Attack | [137] |
| XX. | Burying the Treasure | [146] |
| XXI. | Captured | [153] |
| XXII. | Anxious Hours | [161] |
| XXIII. | Callack's Cruel Threat | [168] |
| XXIV. | Double Hardship | [174] |
| XXV. | The Rescue—Conclusion | [193] |
The Young Treasure Hunter
CHAPTER I
IN NEEDY CIRCUMSTANCES
"How are you feeling this morning, father?" asked Fred Stanley as his parent came slowly into the dining-room, leaning heavily on a crutch.