CONTENTS. xiii 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



ase of Possession The 

 Harvest Full-Moon Dance Mescal Wild Orgies .... 269 



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A Fight Irrataba-r-A Case of Possession The Body Guard The 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



Acapulco The Bay The Women The Fandango Beauty and 

 Ugliness La Mariposa Lozada My little Speech The Appoint- 

 ment Good Advice How I keep the Assignation Throwing 

 Light on a Dark Scene The Confessor . . . . . .281 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



Mojave M.D.'s Three Mistakes Polyandry A Westernised Yankee 



The Tin Pot "A Gentleman and a Scholard" . . . .293 



. CHAPTER XXX. 



Indian Campaigning Apache-Yumayas The General gives his Views 

 " Eminently practical but desperately dangerous " We make a 

 Start Tunas The Lava Beds The Programme Indian Trick . 300 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



Face to Face Pah-Squal A joint Breakfast Wood-rats On the 

 Qui vive An Ancient The Terms An unwelcome Invitation- 

 Winchester's Improved Henry's A good Shot A Chat with Pah- 

 Squal .... 311 



CHAPTER XXXII. 



The three Ranche'ros The two W.'s Our Arrangements A military 

 Picnic Preparations to receive the Apaches The Indians arrive 

 A War Party X.'s Speech Pah-Squal's Beply A Feast . . 322 



CHAPTER XXXIII. 



A Council The big White War Chief A Challenge Muncho Bravo, 

 muncho Sab Departure Precautions The three Chiefs An 

 Indian Wag .... ...... 331 



CHAPTER XXXIV. 



The Lone Oak A Surprise We open the Ball A Panic The Chase 

 A dead Chieftain The Spoils of War A sad Tale A big Fire 

 Al fresco Toilette We excite Attention 340 



