xv , CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XV. 



A FIRE SCENE-A GLIMPSE OF THE SOUTH-'COON HUNTING IN MISSIS- 

 8IPPI _yOICE S IN THE SOLITF DE-FRIENDS OR FOES-A STARTLING 

 6KRENADE-PANIC IN CAMP-CAYOTES AND THEIR HABITS-WORRY- 

 ,HG A BUFFALO BULL-THB SECOND DAY-DAUB, OUR ARTIST-HB 



. 220-230 



MAKES HIS MARK, # • 



CHAPTER XVI. 



BISON MEAT-A STRANGE ARRIVAL-THE SYDNEY FAMILY-THE HOME 

 , N THE YALLEY-THB 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, 



CHAPTER XVII. 



PREPARATIONS FOR THE CHASE-THE VALLEY OF THE SALINE-QUEER 

 'COONS— A BISON'S GAME OF BLUFF-IN PURSUIT-ALONGSIDE THE 

 GAME-FIRING FROM THE SADDLE-A CHARGE AND A PANIC-FALSE 

 HISTORY AGAIN-GOING FOR AMMUNITION-THE PROFESSOR'S LET- 



. 250-263 



TER— DISROBING THE VICTIM. 



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 

 8CIENTIFIC PARTY AS SEXTONS-DITTO AS SURGEONS-CAMPS OF THE 

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



CHAPTER XIX. 



BULKING THE BISON-BUFFALO AS OXEN— EXPENSIVE POWER-A BUF- 

 FALO AT A LUNATIC ASYLUM— THE GATEWAY TO THE HERDS-INFER- 



