They crept, wriggled and crawled toward the machine. The air was stifling and they could hardly breathe, but, groping in the smoke and darkness, Carl finally got his hands on the truck.

CONTENTS

[CHAPTER I. A Ride and a Runaway]
[CHAPTER II. The Destroyer]
[CHAPTER III. The Legend of the Thunder Bird]
[CHAPTER IV. An Aviator Appears]
[CHAPTER V. At the B. P. Ranch]
[CHAPTER VI. Winning an Aeroplane]
[CHAPTER VII. In the Mountains]
[CHAPTER VIII. The Storm]
[CHAPTER IX. A Strange Meeting]
[CHAPTER X. The Patrol Becomes a Fact]
[CHAPTER XI. A Surprise for Mr. Phipps]
[CHAPTER XII. The Thunder Bird Attacks]
[CHAPTER XIII. At Work on the Aeroplane]
[CHAPTER XIV. The Fire]
[CHAPTER XV. Repairing the Plane]
[CHAPTER XVI. The First Flight]
[CHAPTER XVII. In Sight of the Enemy]
[CHAPTER XVIII. Success at Last]
[CHAPTER XIX. Jumping a Peak]
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[They crept, wriggled and crawled toward the machine. The air was stifling and they could hardly breathe, but, groping in the smoke and darkness, Carl finally got his hands on the truck.]

["Now, scouts," said Mr. Hawke, amused at their excited exclamations, "we'll put this together, and I'll show you the model of the 'Thunder Bird Aeroplane.'"]

[Carl stopped short. In front of him stood a tall, stately, blanketed Indian. His whole face was hideously painted in various colors, and his countenance was set and expressionless.]