XVi CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XV. 



P*OE4. 



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

 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 HK 

 MAKES HIS MARE, 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 THH VICTIM, 250-263 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



STILL HUNTING DARK OBJECTS AGAINST THE HORIZON THE RED MAX 



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 THE 

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



CHAPTER XIX. 



STALKING THE BISON BUFFALO AS OXEN EXPENSIVE POWER A BUF- 

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



