CONTENTS.
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| [CHAPTER I.] | |
| Our home in Glencar—A glimpse at the outside world—Myparents—My schoolmasters—Donogh—Cooma-sa-harn—Theeagle’s nest—“The eagle is coming back to thenest”—Alone in the world—I start for the Great Prairie—Good-byeto Glencar | 1 |
| [ CHAPTER II.] | |
| Sunset in the wilds—Our first camp—Outlooks—The solitarySioux—Losses—The Sioux again—A new departure—Thecache at the Souri—The story of Red Cloud—Thered man’s offer | 28 |
| [ CHAPTER III.] | |
| To the West—Wapiti in sight—A stalk—A grand run—Thesand-hills in sight—The finish—A noble beast—Agorgeous sunset—A vast landscape—The Hills of Lifeand Death | 52 |
| [ CHAPTER IV.] | |
| We reach the hills of the Wolverine—Something moves farout upon the plains—The wounded Cree—His story—Adventurewith a grizzly bear—Left alone—A long crawlfor life—Hunger, thirst, and travail—A grizzly again—“TheGreat Spirit, like an eagle, looks down upon theprairie”—Saved—Watched | 67 |
| [ CHAPTER V.] | |
| An Assineboine camp—The trader McDermott—The chief“Wolverine”—Fire-water and finesse—The Assineboinewar-party—A chance of a Cree scalp—The trader hearsa well-known name—A big bid for murder, two hundredskins! | 82 |
| [ CHAPTER VI.] | |
| The Sioux forecasts our course—On the watch—Directions—Weseparate—Red Cloud is seen far out on the plains—Rivaltactics—Scent versus sight—A captured scout—Theedge of the hills again—The signal fire | 97 |
| [ CHAPTER VII.] | |
| The watched one halts—A light to the north-east—TheStonies find their mistake—Distant thunder—A light inthe dark—The fire wind—Sauve qui peut—How the firewas lighted—We ride across the fire field—Enemies insight—A dilemma—Between friend and foe—The scoutthrows in his lot with us—We ride to the rescue | 111 |
| [ CHAPTER VIII.] | |
| The fight—The Sioux and the swamp—The trader’striumph—Red Cloud fights on foot—The trader finds hehas other foes to reckon with—The Assineboine draws astraight arrow—The trader’s flight—Our losses and gains—Wintersupplies—Our party is completed—“All’s wellthat ends well.” | 129 |
| [ CHAPTER IX.] | |
| We again go West—Hiding the trail—Red and whitefor once in harmony—Peace and plenty—An autumn holiday—Weselect a winter’s camp—The Forks—Hut-building—Ourfood supply—The autumn hunt—The GreatPrairie—Home thoughts—Indian instincts—The Lake ofthe Winds—Buffalo—Good meat—A long stalk—Themonarch of the waste—A stampede—Wolves—The redman’s tobacco | 144 |
| [ CHAPTER X.] | |
| Winter—Wolves—A night’s trapping—A retreat—In theteeth of the north wind—The carcajou—A miss and ahit—News of Indians—Danger ahead—A friendly storm—Thehut again | 177 |
| [ CHAPTER XI.] | |
| Winter comfort—Snowshoe-making—Snow and storm—Themoose woods—A night camp—Memories—A midnightvisitor—Maskeypeton the Iroquois—Danger—A moosehunt—Indian stalking—The red man’s happyhunting-grounds—Plans—Raft-building | 191 |
| [ CHAPTER XII.] | |
| The winter draws to an end—A keen look-out—Signs—Thebreak-up of the rivers—An ice block—The evening approaches—Anoiseless arrow—The ice still fast—The ice-floes—Thewar-cry of assault—A parley—We embark onthe rafts—The hut in flames—On shore again—Freedom—Wintergone | 212 |
| [ CHAPTER XIII.] | |
| Horses wanted—New plans—We start south—The Prairiein Spring—No buffalo in sight—Starvation—A last resort—Buffaloat last—We fall in with Blood Indians—Thecamp—Tashota—A trade—Rumours of war—We departfrom the Blood camp | 228 |
| [ CHAPTER XIV.] | |
| On the trail—A pursuit—The mark is overshot—A nightmarch—Morning—The curtain rises—We are prisoners—Blackfeet—Penoquam—TheFar-Off Dawn—His history—Hismedicine robe—Interrogations—New arrivals—Thetrader again | 247 |
| [ CHAPTER XV.] | |
| The council of the nation—The wager of battle—Signs offriendship—A private interview—A fair field and nofavour—The trader on the scene—I leave the camp—Icamp alone—The rock on the hill—The skulking figure—Preparationsfor the start—The race for life—The snakein the grass—A desperate strait—The odds are madeeven—Hand to hand—A last chance—Out of range | 260 |
| [ CHAPTER XVI.] | |
| Revulsion—Home again—New plans—We depart for themountains—The Hand hills—The great range—Homememories—A murderous volley—Donogh sees “theland beyond the grave”—Vain regrets—We enter themountains—The island—A lonely grave—The Indian’shome | 279 |
| [ CHAPTER XVII.] | |
| Signs of trouble—Reconnoitring—Precautions—We retireinto the island—Daylight—The enemy shows himself—Asearch—He prepares to attack the island—A midnightstorm—The raft—“Aim low, and fire fast”—In the whirl ofwaters—On the lip of the fall—The end of crime | 297 |
| [ CHAPTER XVIII.] | |
| The beginning of the end—Deeper into the mountains—Thewestern slope—On the edge of the snow—The goldenvalley—It is all mine—Night thoughts—Last words—Isee him no more | 315 |
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