| Far-away Guns | [11] |
| The Race of the Goshawk | [22] |
| The Fortune of War | [47] |
| Completely Stranded | [69] |
| The Work of the Norther | [84] |
| Forward, March | [99] |
| The Land of the Montezumas | [119] |
| Out of the Tierra Caliente | [136] |
| Leaving the Hacienda | [157] |
| Pictures of the Past | [167] |
| Ned’s News | [181] |
| A Storm Coming | [193] |
| The Revolution | [207] |
| The Despatch-bearer | [221] |
| Under Fire | [240] |
| General Scott and His Army | [254] |
| The Mountain Passes | [267] |
| Señor Carfora Trapped | [281] |
| The Stars and Stripes in Tenochtitlan | [294] |
ILLUSTRATONS
| It Was Severe Work, but it Was Done with Eager Enthusiasm | [Frontispiece] |
| “Do You See That? What Does it Mean?” | [30] |
| “We have Orders to Take Care of You” | [114] |
| Ned Saw a Long, Bright Blade of a Lance Pointed At His Bosom | [286] |
AHEAD of the ARMY
CHAPTER I.
FAR-AWAY GUNS
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”