rvi CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XY. 



MM 

 A FIRK SCENE A GLIMPSE OP THE SOOTH 'COON HUNTING IN MISSI8- 



SIPPI VOICES IN THE SOLITUDE FRIENDS OR FOES A STARTLING 

 SERENADE PANIC IN CAMP CAYOTES AND THEIR HABITS WORRY- 

 ING A BUFFALO BULL THE SECOND DAY DAUB, OUR ARTIST HM 

 MAKES HIS MARK,. . . . . . . . 220-235 



CHAPTER XVI. 



BISON MEAT A STRANGE ARRIVAL THE SYDNEY FAMILY THE HOME 

 IN THE VALLEY THE SOLOMON MASSACRE THE MURDER OF THE 



FATHER AND THE CHILD THE SETTLERS' FLIGHT INCIDENTS OUR 



QUEEN OF -THE PLAINS THE PROFESSOR INTERESTED IRISH MARY 

 DOBEEN HAPPY THE HEROINE OF ROMANCE SACHEM'S BATH BY 

 MOONLIGHT THE BEAVER COLONY, 236-249 



CHAPTER XVII. 



PREPARATIONS FOR THE CHASE THE VALLEY OF THE SALINE QUEER 



'COONS A BISON'S GAME OF BLUFF IN PURSUIT ALONGSIDE THM 



GAME FIRING FROM THE SADDLE A CHARGE AND A PANIC FALSE 



HISTORY AGAIN GOING FOR AMMUNITION THE PROFESSOR'S LET- 

 TER DISROBING THE VICTIM, 250-263 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



STILL HUNTING DARK OBJECTS AGAINST THE HORIZON THE RED MAN 



AGAIN RETREAT TO CAMP PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENSE SHAKING 



HANDS WITH DEATH MR. COLON'S BUGS THE EMBASSADORS A NEW 

 ALARM MORE INDIANS TERRIFIC BATTLE BETWEEN PAWNEES AND 



CHEYENNES THEIR MODE OF FIGHTING GOOD HORSEMANSHIP A 



. SCIENTIFIC PARTY AS SEXTONS DITTO AS SURGEONS CAMPS OF THI3 



COMBATANTS STEALING AWAY AN APPARITION, .... 264-279 



* CHAPTER XIX. 



STALKING THB BISON BUFFALO AS OXEN EXPENSIVE POWER A BUF- 

 FALO AT A LUNATIC ASYLUM THE GATEWAY TO THE HERDS INFEB- 



