PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP
CHAPTER II THE BIRCH-BARK MESSAGE
CHAPTER III FROM ONE PERIL TO ANOTHER
CHAPTER IV AT THE MERCY OF THE FLOOD
CHAPTER V FRIENDS IN TIME OF NEED
CHAPTER VI SIMON GIRTY, THE RENEGADE
CHAPTER VII THE FLINT-TIPPED ARROW ON THE ROOF
CHAPTER VIII THE TREASURE BOX THAT WAS FORGOTTEN
CHAPTER IX THE SPIRIT OF THE PIONEER
CHAPTER X THE CABIN THAT BRAVED THE FLOOD
CHAPTER XI DANIEL BOONE, THE PILOT OF THE SETTLERS
CHAPTER XII STARTING FOR THE NEW WEST
CHAPTER XIII BLUE JACKET GIVES WARNING
CHAPTER XIV A TARGET FOR ARROWS AND BULLETS
CHAPTER XV A HUNT FOR FRESH MEAT
CHAPTER XVI THE FIGURES AGAINST THE SKY
CHAPTER XVII SIGNAL SHOTS
CHAPTER XVIII THE MAN WITH THE CHARMED LIFE
CHAPTER XIX KENTON, THE RECKLESS BORDERER
CHAPTER XX THE TWO-LEGGED WOLF
CHAPTER XXI BAGGING A BUFFALO
CHAPTER XXII AT THE SETTING OF THE EVENING STAR
CHAPTER XXIII WHAT THE DEAD ASHES OF A FIRE TOLD
CHAPTER XXIV A NEW HOME ON THE MISSISSIPPI
CHAPTER XXV THE PERIL OF KATE
CHAPTER XXVI THE DRIFTING DUGOUT
CHAPTER XXVII ON THE TRAIL
CHAPTER XXVIII CREEPING UP ON THE QUARRY
CHAPTER XXIX THE MISSING WAMPUM BELT
CHAPTER XXX THE MYSTERY SOLVED CONCLUSION
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