Contents 



CHAPTER '***'* 



XV. LETTERS HOME . . . • . • 247 



XVI. A PRAIRIE FIRE ..... 2G5 



XVII. SEEDING, AND THE SECOND SEASON'S BREAKING 



AND HAYING ..... 277 



XVIII. A GOOD HARVEST ..... 283 



XIX. CONCLUSION . . . . . . 294 



INDEX ....... 301 



