CONTENTS PART I--AN EASY TRAVELLER CHAPTER I YOUTH IN SPURS II DINOSAUR OR DESPERADO III JACK RIDES IN COMPANY IV HE CARRIES THE MAIL V A SMILE AND A SQUARE CHIN VI OBLIVION IS NOT EASY VII WHAT HAPPENED AT LANG'S VIII ACCORDING TO CODE IX THE DEVIL IS OUT X MARY EXPLAINS XI SEnOR DON'T CARE RECEIVES XII MARY BRINGS TRIBUTE XIII A JOURNEY ON CRUTCHES XIV "HOW FAST YOU SEW!" XV WHEN THE DESERT BLOOMS XVI A CHANGE OF MIND XVII THE DOGE SNAPS A RUBBER BAND XVIII ANOTHER STRANGER ARRIVES XIX LOOKING OVER PRECIPICES XX A PUZZLED AMBASSADOR XXI "GOOD-BY, LITTLE RIVERS!" XXII "LUCK, JACK, LUCK!" PART II--HE FINDS HIMSELF XXIII LABELLED AND SHIPPED XXIV IN THE CITADEL OF THE MILLIONS XXV "BUT WITH YOU, YES, SIR!" XXVII BY RIGHT OF ANCESTRY XXVIII JACK GETS A RAISE XXIX A MEETING ON THE AVENUE TRAIL XXX WITH THE PHANTOMS XXXI PRATHER WOULD NOT WAIT XXXII A CRISIS IN THE WINGFIELD LIBRARY XXXIII PRATHER SEES THE PORTRAIT XXXIV "JOHN WINGFIELD, YOU--" PART III--HE FINDS HIS PLACE IN LIFE XXXV BACK TO LITTLE RIVERS XXXVI AROUND THE WATER-HOLE XXXVII THE END OF THE WEAVING XXXVIII THEIR SIDE OF THE PASS