An hour later, a second party of horsemen also crossed the Vado del Toro. It was much less numerous than the first, as it consisted of only five men, but they were Valentine, Curumilla, Don Miguel, his son, and General Ibañez. The real struggle was about to commence: behind them they left the civilised world, to find themselves face to face on the desert with their enemies.

(Those of our readers who take an interest in the Trail-hunter, we must ask to follow his adventures through a second volume, to be called—THE PIRATES OF THE PRAIRIES.)

THE END

[CONTENTS]

PART I. RED CEDARPART II. EL PRESIDIO DE SANTA FE
I.[The Virgin Forest]I.[El Rancho de Coyote]
II.[The Contest]II.[The Cuchillada]
III.[Don Miguel Zarate]III.[The Hunters]
IV.[The Peccaries]IV.[Sunbeam]
V.[The Wound]V.[The Adoption]
VI.[The Squatter's Shanty]VI.[The Missionary]
VII.[The Rangers]VII.[The Interview]
VIII.[The Valley of the Buffalo]VIII.[The Prison]
IX.[The Assassination]IX.[The Embassy]
X.[The Sachem of the Coras]X.[The Presentation]
XI.[Conversation]XI.[Psychological]
XII.[El Mesón]XII.[Diamond Cut Diamond]
XIII.[Red Cedar]XIII.[A Stormy Discussion]
XIV.[The Two Hunters]XIV.T[he Mystery]
XV.[Fray Ambrosio]XV.[The Ambuscade]
XVI.[Two Varieties of Villains]XVI.[A Friendly Discussion]
XVII.[El Cañon Del Buitre]XVII.[Nathan]
XVIII.[Father Seraphin]XVIII.[The Wounded Man]
XIX.[Unicorn]XIX.[Indian Diplomacy]
XX.[The Hunt of Wild Horses]XX.[The Stranger]
XXI.[The Surprise]XXI.[General Ventura]
XXII.[The Meeting]XXII.[The Comanches]
XXIII.[The Abduction]XXIII.[Negotiations]
XXIV.[The Revolt]XXIV.[Free]
XXV.[The Meeting]
XXVI.[Doña Clara]
XXVII.[El Vado del Toro]