Report.--An Expedition planned.--Tom's Story.--
A Comanche Village.--The Prisoner.--A New Way of Cooking Steak.--Big
Eagle the Chief.--An Escape, and Pursuit.--Soldiers from the Fort.--Our
Expedition starts.--The Organos Mountains,--Ned's Adventure with a
Rattlesnake.--We strike the Trail and follow it.--Hard Riding.--A
Discovery.--Is it Comanche or Apache?--The Moccasin.

CHAPTER XI.

The Tell-tale, and what it said.--Jerry's Decision.--The Ride.--A
Reconnoissance.--The Indian Camp.--Military Rule.--A Happy Thought.--The
Rifle-shot.--The Rescue.--How Ned obeyed the Lieutenant's Orders.--On
the Rampage.--Hal on Hand.--The Spoils.--Rejoicings over Juanita's
Return.--What Tom says.--Ned wounded.--A Mountain Carriage.--Arrival at
the Fort.--The Little Gold Ring.--Good-bye, Juanita.--"Disrispict."--A
Fight.

CHAPTER XII.

Once more on the Road.--We cross the Rio Grande.--Mesilla.--Hal's
Purchase.--A False Alarm.--A Ludicrous Scene.--An Unexpected Arrival in
Camp.--Patsey's Adventure with the "Divil."--"That bar" again.--What
Jerry says.--An Unsuccessful Hunt.--A Startling Echo.--Apache Visitors.--
El Chico.--The Apache Chief.

CHAPTER XIII.

Mr. Mastin.--Mangas Colorado.--Cadette.--A Terrible Battle.--Hal begins
his Story of Apache Land.--An Interruption.--"The Bear's goned."--The
Pursuit.

CHAPTER XIV.

A Bear Hunt.--Patsey explains.--A Promise.--Continuation of Hal's Story.--
Warm Blood.--A Feast of Mule Meat.--The Mountain Cave.--A Punishment.--
Despair.--The Crack of a Rifle.--Liberty.--The Smoke Signal.--The Spy.--
The Two Eyes.--A Horrible Situation.--Relief at last.--A Dissertation on
Apaches.--Their Manners and Customs.--A Surprise.--A Desperate
Adventure.--Arrival at Apache Pass.--"Sooap."--An Attack.

CHAPTER XV.

The Herd in Danger.--We rally.--The Fight.--Death and Burial.--Patsey in
Trouble.--"Shnakes."--A Lively Dance for a "ded Mon."--Rocky Mountain
Sheep.--A Description of them.--The Wild Ox.--Not a Success as
_Lazadors_.--An Exciting Chase.--Tit for Tat.--The Boys worsted.--
Mountain Dew.--Patsey pronounces.--The Buckskin Suit.--The Old Mission.--
Arrival at Tucson.

CHAPTER XVI.

Hal's Trade.--The New Mule.--A Storm.--Patsey's Ride. A Laughable
Adventure.--We start at last.--The Pimo Indians.--Manners and
Manufactures.--A Duck Hunt.--"How they hoont Ducks in the ould
Counthry."--A Bath.--Arrive at Yuma.--Crossing the Desert.--Terrible
Suffering.--Carrizo Creek, and the "Thirst of the Gaz