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CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
[I.]The Little Chap[1]
[II.]Black Sal[10]
[III.]Potter's Shanty[17]
[IV.]Jim's Trouble[25]
[V.]A Regular Savage[34]
[VI.]Rodney Shaw[43]
[VII.]Outwitted[53]
[VIII.]At Cudgegong Station[62]
[IX.]The Sort of Man Dr Tom is[71]
[X.]A Frightened Scoundrel[80]
[XI.]'Try Willie'[89]
[XII.]Mainly Concerning a Dog[97]
[XIII.]Speculation[106]
[XIV.]The Half-Caste's Warning[115]
[XV.]A Cowardly Assault[123]
[XVI.]The Morning of the Race[132]
[XVII.]At the Post[141]
[XVIII.]His First Race[149]
[XIX.]Sal at Work[158]
[XX.]Danger at Hand[168]
[XXI.]A Clever Escape[177]
[XXII.]Determined Men[187]
[XXIII.]The Attack on Barker's Creek[196]
[XXIV.]A Fierce Fight[205]
[XXV.]A Stricken Woman[214]
[XXVI.]Settling Day[223]
[XXVII.]Neptune's Son[232]
[XXVIII.]Grey Bird is Admired[240]
[XXIX.]A Glorious Victory[249]
[XXX.]In the Days of Prosperity[258]


SETTLING DAY


CHAPTER I
THE LITTLE CHAP