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| CHAPTER I. |
| WHY UNCLE JEFF CAME TO "ROARING WATER,"—THE SITUATION OF THE FARM—THE |
| INMATES OF THE HOUSE—MY SISTER CLARICE AND BLACK RACHEL—UNCLE |
| JEFF—BARTLE WON AND GIDEON TUTTLE—ARRIVAL OF LIEUTENANT |
| BROADSTREET AND HIS MEN—THE TROOPERS QUARTERED IN THE HUT—OUR |
| FARM-LABOURERS—SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE REDSKIN WINNEMAK—HIS FORMER |
| VISIT TO THE FARM—CLARICE ENCOUNTERS HIM AT THE SPRING—BADLY |
| WOUNDED—KINDLY TREATED BY CLARICE AND RACHEL—HIS GRATITUDE | 13-33 |
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| CHAPTER II. |
| WINNEMAK WARNS US OF THE APPROACH OF ENEMIES—BARTLE GOES OUT TO |
| SCOUT—NO SIGNS OF A FOE—I TAKE THE LIEUTENANT TO VISIT "ROARING |
| WATER"—BARTLE REPORTS THAT THE ENEMY HAVE TURNED BACK—THE LIEUTENANT |
| DELAYED BY THE SERGEANT'S ILLNESS—THE VISIT TO THE HUT—A TIPSY |
| TROOPER—KLITZ AND GILLOOLY MISSING—THE SERGEANT BECOMES WORSE—SEARCH |
| FOR THE MISSING MEN—I OFFER TO ACT AS GUIDE TO THE LIEUTENANT—BARTLE |
| UNDERTAKES TO FIND OUT WHAT HAS BECOME OF KLITZ AND BARNEY | 31-55 |
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| CHAPTER III. |
| MY FAMILY HISTORY—MY FATHER, ONCE A CAPTAIN IN THE BRITISH ARMY, COMES |
| TO AMERICA AND MARRIES UNCLE JEFF'S SISTER—HE SETTLES ON A FARM IN |
| OHIO—CLARICE AND I ARE BORN—MY GRANDFATHER'S FARM DESTROYED BY A |
| FLOOD—THE NEXT YEAR OUR FARM IS BURNT—MY FATHER RESOLVES TO MIGRATE TO |
| THE WEST—WE SET OFF IN WAGGONS WITH AN EMIGRANT TRAIN—PROSPEROUS |
| COMMENCEMENT OF JOURNEY—PROVISIONS RUN SHORT—I WITNESS A BUFFALO |
| HUNT—THE EMIGRANTS SUFFER FROM CHOLERA—MY MOTHER DIES—MANY OF THE |
| EMIGRANTS TURN BACK—MY FATHER PERSEVERES—FIERCELY ATTACKED BY |
| INDIANS—WE KEEP THEM AT BAY—AGAIN ATTACKED, WHEN A STRANGER COMES TO |
| OUR ASSISTANCE—CLARICE GIVES HIM A BOOK—HE PROMISES TO READ IT—WE |
| CONTINUE OUR JOURNEY, AND REACH FORT KEARNEY—REMAIN THERE FOR SOME |
| MONTHS—MY FATHER, THOUGH STILL SUFFERING, INSISTS ON SETTING OUT |
| AGAIN—HE SOON BECOMES WORSE, AND DIES—I AM DIGGING HIS GRAVE, WHEN AN |
| EMIGRANT TRAIN COMES BY—UNCLE JEFF IS THE LEADER, AND WE ACCOMPANY HIM |
| TO ROARING WATER | 56-80 |
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| CHAPTER IV. |
| AS THE LIEUTENANT AND I ARE STARTING, WE HEAR THAT KLITZ AND BARNEY HAVE |
| GONE OFF WITH A WHEELBARROW FOR CALIFORNIA—A PLEASANT BIVOUAC—AT LAST |
| WE CATCH SIGHT OF THE DESERTERS—THE LIEUTENANT IS ABOUT TO RIDE AFTER |
| THEM, WHEN A PARTY OF INDIANS APPEAR—THE INDIANS TAKE TO FLIGHT, AND WE |
| LOSE SIGHT OF THE RUNAWAYS—FORM OUR CAMP—DISCOVER THAT WE ARE |
| WATCHED—FOLLOW THE SPY, WHO PROVES TO BE MAYSOTTA—FIND THE DESERTERS |
| TAKING THEIR EASE—WE CAPTURE THEM, AND, GUIDED BY MAYSOTTA, TAKE THEM |
| TO THE INDIAN CAMP—RESOLVE TO RETURN TO THE FARM | 81-102 |
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| CHAPTER V. |
| WE LEAVE THE INDIAN CAMP—MAYSOTTA'S KIND OFFER—OUR RIDE TO ROARING |
| WATER—INDIANS IN THE DISTANCE—IN SIGHT OF THE FARM—A STRANGER |
| INDIAN—OUR RECEPTION BY UNCLE JEFF—THE INDIAN'S STORY—HE GETS FOOD |
| AND SHELTER—MATTERS NOW LOOK SERIOUS—A COUNCIL OF WAR—MY DOUBTS OF |
| THE INDIAN—CLARICE AND RACHEL ACCOMPANY THE LIEUTENANT TO THE INDIAN |
| CAMP—WE BARRICADE THE HOUSE—DISAPPEARANCE OF THE INDIAN—BARTLE GOES |
| OUT TO RECONNOITRE—APPROACH OF THE ENEMY—A DETERMINED ATTACK—SEVERE |
| LOSSES—THE OUT-BUILDINGS SET ON FIRE—OUR AMMUNITION RUNS SHORT—THE |
| ROOF TAKES FIRE—HOW ARE WE TO ESCAPE?—UNCLE JEFF'S RUSE, AND HOW IT |
| SUCCEEDED | 103-133 |
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| CHAPTER VI. |
| WE ARE SURPRISED BY THE INDIANS WHILE LEAVING THE HOUSE—BARTLE'S |
| ADVICE—I AM PERSUADED TO ESCAPE ALONE—AN EXCITING PURSUIT—FOOD AND |
| REST—MY JOURNEY RESUMED—AMONG THE MOUNTAINS—MY ANXIETY ABOUT MY |
| FRIENDS—A WEARY DAY—AN INDIAN IN SIGHT—FRIEND OR ENEMY?—A |
| RECOGNITION—WINNEMAK AND HIS BRAVES—I AM KINDLY TREATED—NO NEWS OF |
| UNCLE JEFF—A SPY—WE START IN PURSUIT OF HIM—THE SPY OVERTAKEN—A |
| DEADLY COMBAT—WINNEMAK OVERCOMES PIOMINGO—IS HE DEAD?—MY |
| INTERCESSION—ON THE WAY FOR WINNEMAK'S CAMP | 134-157 |
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| CHAPTER VII. |
| ON THE MARCH—WINNEMAK UNABLE TO GIVE ME NEWS OF MY FRIENDS—MY |
| ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF PIOMINGO—ENCAMPED FOR THE NIGHT—WE REACH |
| WINNEMAK'S CAMP—BRAVES AND SQUAWS—WHERE ARE MY FRIENDS?—WINNEMAK AND |
| HIS IDOLS—A PARTY OF BRAVES ARRIVE, WITH PRISONERS—MAYSOTTA AND HER |
| DOG—A STRANGE MEETING—THE LIEUTENANT'S STORY—WE START IN QUEST OF |
| CLARICE AND RACHEL—A FRUITLESS SEARCH—I LOSE MY FRIEND IN THE |
| FOREST—TRYING TO REGAIN THE RIGHT PATH, I MEET WITH CLARICE AND |
| MAYSOTTA—MY SISTER'S STORY—I TELL HER OF THE BURNING OF THE FARM—WE |
| SET OUT FOR THE CAMP, AND MEET WITH THE LIEUTENANT—NIGHT COMING ON, WE |
| ENCAMP IN THE FOREST—RESUMING OUR JOURNEY IN THE MORNING, WE REACH THE |
| CAMP IN SAFETY | 158-188 |
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| CHAPTER VIII. |
| I SEEK OUT PIOMINGO—A STRONG DESIRE TO SAVE HIS LIFE—I PLEAD WITH THE |
| CHIEF, AND GAIN MY POINT—I OFFER
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