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I.The Highland Feud. [11]
II.Our Boyhood's Life. [23]
III.A Terrible Ride. [30]
IV.The Ring and the Book. [44]
V.A New Home in the West. [54]
VI.The Promised Land at Last. [64]
VII.On Shore at Rio. [77]
VIII.Moncrieff Relates His Experiences. [86]
IX.Shopping and Shooting. [96]
X.A Journey That Seems Like a Dream. [106]
XI.The Tragedy at the Fonda. [115]
XII.Attack by Pampa Indians. [125]
XIII.The Flight and the Chase. [134]
XIV.Life on an Argentine Estancia. [146]
XV.We Build our House and Lay Out Gardens. [155]
XVI.Summer in the Silver West. [165]
XVII.The Earthquake. [175]
XVIII.Our Hunting Expedition. [185]
XIX.In the Wilderness. [197]
XX.The Mountain Crusoe. [209]
XXI.Wild Adventures on Prairie and Pampas. [221]
XXII.Adventure With a Tiger. [231]
XXIII.A Ride for Life. [244]
XXIV.The Attack on the Estancia. [255]
XXV.The Last Assault. [266]
XXVFarewell to the Silver West. [279]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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The Figure Springs into the Air [Frontispiece]
Orla thrusts his Muzzle into my Hand[10]
Ray lay Stark and Stiff[18]
'Look! He is Over!'[33]
He pointed his Gun at me[41]
'I'll teach ye!'[74]
Fairly Noosed[99]
'Ye can Claw the Pat'[138]
Comical in the Extreme[195]
Tries to steady himself to catch the Lasso[203]
Interview with the Orang-outang[214]
On the same Limb of the Tree[236]
The Indians advanced with a Wild Shout[268]