Contents 



Chapter Page 



XV. Bachelor Life Again 97 



XVI. The Warden Meets an Invader 103 



XVII. The Hoodoo on the Home .... 109 



XVIII. The New Home 117 



XIX. The Moving of the Young .... 125 



XX. The Coming-out Party 135 



XXI. Nursery Days of the Young Ones . 141 



XXII. Cray Hunts for Trouble 147 



XXIII. The Little Squirrels Go to School . 151 



XXIV. The Lopping of the Wayward Branch 157 

 XXV. Bannertail Falls into a Snare ... 163 



XXVI. The Addict 173 



XXVII. The Dregs of the Cup 181 



XXVIII. The Way of Destruction 185 



XXIX. Mother Carey's Lash 191 



XXX. His Awakening 199 



XXXI. The Unwritten Law 205 



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