A. L. BURT COMPANY, PUBLISHERS
114-120 East Twenty-third Street —— New York

PUBLISHED BY ARRANGEMENT WITH FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY

1913

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I [THE VALLEY OF THE PECOS]
II [THE CAUCASIAN WAY]
III [THE INDIAN AND CAUCASIAN]
IV [THE INDIAN WAY]
V [THE PURSUIT]
VI [ENTERING THE DESERT KINDERGARTEN]
VII [THE FIRST LESSON]
VIII [A BROADENING HORIZON]
IX [TOUCH AND GO]
X [A LONG TRAIL]
XI [THE TURN IN THE TRAIL]
XII [THE CROSSING TRAILS]
XIII [AN INTERLUDE]
XIV [THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD]
XV [AN ESCAPE]
XVI [ADRIFT IN THE DESERT]
XVII [THE HEART'S OWN BITTERNESS]
XVIII [THE FORGOTTEN CITY]
XIX [THE TRAIL AGAIN]
XX [THE RUINED MISSION]
XXI [THE END OF THE TRAIL]

The Heart of the Desert

CHAPTER I

THE VALLEY OF THE PECOS

Rhoda hobbled through the sand to the nearest rock. On this she sank with a groan, clasped her slender foot with both hands and looked about her helplessly.