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Svi CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XV. 



/ PAGES. 

 A FIRfe 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 — HE 



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 OP 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- 

 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 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 — INFER- 



