| I. | In the Creek Country | [ 7] |
| II. | The Coming of Tecumseh | [ 21] |
| III. | The Wilderness Trapper | [ 37] |
| IV. | Attacked by Indians | [ 53] |
| V. | The Fight on the Knoll | [ 63] |
| VI. | Sighting the Enemy | [ 77] |
| VII. | The Onslaught at Fort Mims | [ 93] |
| VIII. | Old Hickory Appears | [ 108] |
| IX. | The Blow at Tallushatchee | [ 124] |
| X. | An Indian Messenger | [ 132] |
| XI. | Captured by the Creeks | [ 141] |
| XII. | A Fight—and a Revolt | [ 160] |
| XIII. | The Beginning of the End | [ 175] |
| XIV. | The Battle of the Horseshoe | [ 185] |
| XV. | Life of Andrew Jackson | [ 194] |
Illustrations
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| “So the Indians are Still Gathering?” | [ Frontispiece] |
| The Trapper was Seated in the Doorway | [ 45] |
| They Sighted the Fort | [ 99] |
| The Arrows of the Creeks Rained About Them | [ 163] |
On the Border With
Andrew Jackson
CHAPTER I
IN THE CREEK COUNTRY
“Much good place for camp! Heap fine water!”
It was a young Cherokee brave who spoke; from the back of his wiry little sorrel horse he pointed ahead to a small stream which could be seen winding its way among the trees.
“Yes; it looks as if it had been made for a camp, Running Elk,” replied a bronzed athletic white boy. “What do you say, Frank, shall we pitch the tent there to-night?”
Frank Lawrence glanced toward the sun, which was already lowering toward the horizon.
“We might as well, Jack,” replied he. “We couldn’t go much farther, anyway.”