XVI CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XV. 



A FIRE 8CENK — A GLIMPSE OF TUB SOUTH — 'cOON HUNTING IN MISSIS- 

 SIPPI — VOICES IN THE SOLITUDE — FRIENDS OR FOES — A STARTLING 

 SERENADE — PANIC IN CAMP — CAT0TE3 AND THEIK HABITS — WORRY- 

 ING A BUFFALO BULL — THE SECOND DAY — DAUB, OUR ARTIST — KM 

 MAKES HIS MARK, ^ 220-235 



CHAPTER XVI. 



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



'N 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 OP ROMANCE — SACHEm's BATH BY 

 MOONLIGHT — THif 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- 



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 THL 

 COMBATANTS — STEALING AWAY — AN APPARITION, .... :i64-2?9 



CHAPTER XIX. 



STALKING THE BISON — BUFFALO AS OXEN — EXPENSIVE POWER — A I;UF- 

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



