LAHOMA

by

John Breckenridge Ellis

CONTENTS

I [THE TOUCH OF A CHILD]
II [BRICK MAKES A MOVE]
III [FLIGHT]
IV [AN UNWONTED PRAYER]
V [A NEW ROBINSON CRUSOE]
VI [A MYSTERIOUS GUEST]
VII [RED FEATHER]
VIII [GETTING CIVILIZED]
IX [A YOUNG MAN'S FANCY]
X [THE FLAG OF TRUCE]
XI [THE HALF-OPENED BUD]
XII [THE BIG WORLD]
XIII [A SURE-ENOUGH MAN]
XIV [WRITING HOME]
XV [THE DAY OF FENCES]
XVI [THE ONYX PIN]
XVII [BRICK MAKES A STAND]
XVIII [LIFE ON ONE CONDITION]
XIX [LIKE LOVERS]
XX [TOGETHER]
XXI [THE NORTHER]
XXII [JOURNEY'S END]
XXIII [FACING THE MOB]
XXIV [MINE ENEMY]
XXV [GLEDWARE'S POSSESSIONS]
XXVI [JUST A HABIT]

CHAPTER I

THE TOUCH OF A CHILD

"I have given my word of honor—my sacred oath—not to betray what I have discovered here."

At these words from the prisoner, a shout arose in which oaths and mocking laughter mingled like the growling and snapping of hunger-maddened wolves.