hillo, the Comanche Chief.--The Missourians.
--The Arapahoe Guide.--The Farewell.

CHAPTER III.

The Return to Camp.--The Boys Missing.--A Search.--Treed.--The Wild
Mexican Hogs.--An Adventure.-The Combat.--The Release.--A Cry of
Distress.--An Ugly Customer--The Panther.--A Terrible Struggle.--
Victory.--Old Jerry wounded.--Camp at last.

CHAPTER IV.

Jerry's Story.--"Byse hain't got no Bizness on the Plains, nohow."--A
Hunting Expedition.--Antonio, the "Mustanger" of the Leona.--"Creasing" a
Wild Horse.--The Prairie-dog Town.--Wild Turkeys.--The Missing Boys.
Prisoners in the Hands of the Comanches.--The "Lingo" of the Plains.--The
Ransom and Rescue.--Dog Meat.

CHAPTER V.

Comanches in the Distance.--Attacked.--The Fight.--The Arapahoe Scout to
the Rescue.--Wounded.--Comanche Signals.--More Trouble.--The Ambuscade.--
A Night Attack.--A Mule killed.--Ned's first Indian.--"A'stonishin'
Boy."--Old Jerry's Pride.--Once more on the Road.

CHAPTER VI.

The Track in the Sand.--What made it.--A Lesson on Trailing.--What
constitutes a good Woodsman.--A Discovery.--Indians.--A Female Captive
To the Rescue.--Our Ride.--A Run for Life.--The Fight.--Death.--More
Hints about Trailing.--The Mexican.--Old Jerry's Observation.

CHAPTER VII.

The San Pedro.--An Antelope Hunt.--We strike a Fresh Trail.--An Attack of
"Buck Fever."--Hal a Victim.--I endeavor to comfort him.--A Promise.--The
Black-tailed Deer.--The Call and the Snake.--Another Attempt.--Defeated
by a Panther.--The Rio Pecos.--The Country through which it runs.--Old
Acquaintances in the Distance.--On a Bender.--Ned to the Rescue.--Old
Jerry's Bear Story.

CHAPTER VIII.

The Comanche War Trail.--A Visitor in Camp.--Hal loses his Pony.--An
Adventure with a Horse-thief.--Creeping Serpent.--Hints on Horse-stealing.
--Dust in the Distance. Hal recognizes his Pony.--A Good Shot.--
Its Effect.--The Prairie on Fire.--Imminent Peril.--Hard Work.--Comanche
Springs.--Fort Davis.--A Pretty Girl,--Patsey McQuirk.--Ned kills an
Antelope.--Don Ramon.--The Camp attacked.

CHAPTER IX.

Juanita captured.--A Brutal Murder.--Once more on the Trail.--We lose
it.--The Hide for Life.--Return to Camp.--The Messenger to the Fort.--
Terrible News.--The Dragoons in the Saddle.--Hal taken Prisoner.--Off for
El Paso.--We start for the Silver Mines.--The Cave.--Adventure with a
Bear.--The Mine.--What we saw.--We start for Fillmore.--Good News.

CHAPTER X.

Tom Pope the Scout.--His