CONTENTS

[ PREFACE. ]

[ PARTIAL LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. ]

[ CHAPTER I.—VANCE GILDER. ]

[ CHAPTER II.—THE OLD MINER. ]

[ CHAPTER III.—THE BANNER FORCE. ]

[ CHAPTER IV—A SUPPER PARTY. ]

[ CHAPTER V.—AN ODD CHARACTER. ]

[ CHAPTER VI—THE TOWN BOOMER. ]

[ CHAPTER VII.—A VISIT TO WATERVILLE ]