The Watchers of the Plains: A Tale of the Western Prairies

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CHAPTER I A LETTER

CHAPTER II ON THE PLAINS

CHAPTER III AN ALARM IN BEACON CROSSING

CHAPTER IV ROSEBUD

CHAPTER V A BIRTHDAY GIFT

CHAPTER VI A NEWSPAPER

CHAPTER VII AN INDIAN POW-WOW

CHAPTER VIII SETH WASHES A HANDKERCHIEF

CHAPTER IX THE ADVENTURES OF RED RIDING HOOD

CHAPTER X SETH ATTEMPTS TO WRITE A LETTER

CHAPTER XI THE LETTER WRITTEN

CHAPTER XII CROSS PURPOSES

CHAPTER XIII THE DEVOTION OF WANAHA

CHAPTER XIV THE WARNING

CHAPTER XV THE MOVEMENTS OF LITTLE BLACK FOX

CHAPTER XVI GENERAL DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF

CHAPTER XVII THE LETTER FROM ENGLAND

CHAPTER XVIII SETH'S DUTY ACCOMPLISHED

CHAPTER XIX SETH PLAYS A STRONG HAND

CHAPTER XX SETH PAYS

CHAPTER XXI TWO HEADS IN CONSPIRACY

CHAPTER XXII ROSEBUD'S ANSWER

CHAPTER XXIII LOVE'S PROGRESS

CHAPTER XXIV ROSEBUD'S FORTUNE

CHAPTER XXV IN WHICH THE UNDERCURRENT BELIES THE SUPERFICIAL CALM

CHAPTER XXVI THE SUN-DANCE

CHAPTER XXVII IN DESPERATE PLIGHT

CHAPTER XXVIII A LAST ADVENTURE

CHAPTER XXIX HARD PRESSED

CHAPTER XXX THE LAST STAND

CHAPTER XXXI THE SENTENCE

CHAPTER XXXII WANAHA THE INDIAN

CHAPTER XXXIII THE CAPITULATION

Title: The Watchers of the Plains

A Tale of the Western Prairies

Author: Ridgewell Cullum

Language: English

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Transcriber's note:

The author's inconsistent use of 'll as a contraction has been retained as in the original.


THE WATCHERS OF THE PLAINS



HIS EYES WERE INTENT UPON THE DARK HORIZON


The Watchers of
The Plains
A Tale of the Western Prairies

By RIDGEWELL CULLUM
emblem
With Frontispiece
By J. C. LEYENDECKER
A. L. BURT COMPANY
Publishers New York

Copyright, 1909, by

George W. Jacobs and Company

Published March, 1909


To

B. W. M.

my good friend and counselor

I affectionately dedicate

this book


CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. A Letter   9
II. On the Plains   17
III. An Alarm in Beacon Crossing   28
IV. Rosebud   41
V. A Birthday Gift   54
VI. A Newspaper   69
VII. An Indian Pow-Wow   76
VIII. Seth Washes a Handkerchief   87
IX. The Adventures of Red Riding Hood   97
X. Seth Attempts to Write a Letter   108
XI. The Letter Written   118
XII. Cross Purposes   127
XIII. The Devotion of Wanaha   135
XIV. The Warning   144
XV. The Movements of Little Black Fox   154
XVI. General Distinguishes Himself   162
XVII. The Letter from England   173
XVIII. Seth’s Duty Accomplished   184
XIX. Seth Plays a Strong Hand   197
XX. Seth Pays   207
XXI. Two Heads in Conspiracy   217
XXII. Rosebud’s Answer   227
XXIII. Love’s Progress   239
XXIV. Rosebud’s Fortune   254
XXV. In Which the Undercurrent Belies the Superficial Calm   267
XXVI. The Sun-Dance   283
XXVII. In Desperate Plight   294
XXVIII. A Last Adventure   304
XXIX. Hard Pressed   315
XXX. The Last Stand   327
XXXI. The Sentence   337
XXXII. Wanaha the Indian   346
XXXIII. The Capitulation   359

THE WATCHERS OF

THE PLAINS


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