CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.Jack Danvers[1]
II.Prairie Wolves and Antelope[11]
III.The Road to the Ranch[21]
IV.A Grizzly Killed[30]
V.Roping and Riding[37]
VI.An Ancient Massacre[49]
VII.Hugh Chased by Indians[62]
VIII.Jack's First Antelope[72]
IX.John Monroe, Halfbreed[89]
X.Cows in a Snow-drift[98]
XI.Jack's First Elk[107]
XII.Antelope Kids[116]
XIII.Jack Kills a Lion[125]
XIV.Wolves and Wolf-hounds[136]
XV.Digging out a Wolf's Den[148]
XVI.Birds and their Nests[157]
XVII.Hunting on the Mountain[167]
XVIII.With the Horse Roundup[180]
XIX.Busting Broncos[194]
XX.A Trip to Smith's Hole[206]
XXI.Jack's First Camp-fire[214]
XXII.A Load of Blacktail[225]
XXIII.Occupations of a Cripple[236]
XXIV.A Berrying Party[245]
XXV.An Elk Hunt[254]
XXVI.Jack Rides a Wild Horse[263]
XXVII.A Mysterious Cave[274]
XXVIII.What the Cave Held[285]
XXIX.Swiftfoot in New York[297]

ILLUSTRATIONS

[JACK COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY
THE CALF HAD NOT BEEN CHOKED TO DEATH.]		frontispiece
[JACK CREPT UP PAST HUGH ... AND
TOOK A CAREFUL AIM.]		84
[THE ANIMAL LAUNCHED ITSELF FROM
ITS PERCH FULL TOWARDS JACK.]		135
[RAISED HIS RIFLE TO HIS SHOULDER AND FIRED.]260

JACK, THE YOUNG RANCHMAN

CHAPTER I
JACK DANVERS