INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG

WORKS OF

EDWARD SYLVESTER ELLIS

Compiled by David Widger

CONTENTS

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##  THOMAS JEFFERSON

##  IN THE PECOS COUNTRY

##  THE LOST TRAIL

##  THE DAUGHTER OF THE CHIEFTAIN

##  THE HUGE HUNTER

##  LIFE OF KIT CARSON

##  THE LOST TRAIL

##  THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN

##  THROUGH FOREST AND FIRE

##  OONOMOO THE HURON

##  DEWEY AND OTHER NAVAL COMMANDERS

##  TWO BOYS IN WYOMING

##  THE BOY PATRIOT

##  ADRIFT IN THE WILDS

##  KLONDIKE NUGGETS

##  THE HUNTERS OF THE OZARK

##  THE PHANTOM OF THE RIVER

##  THE STORY OF RED FEATHER

##  DEERFOOT IN THE MOUNTAINS

##  THE LAUNCH BOYS' ADVENTURES

##  THE TELEGRAPH MESSENGER BOY

##  CAMP-FIRE AND WIGWAM

##  THE RANGER

##  FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST

##  RANCHERS, FIGHTING THE SIOUX

##  THE GREAT CATTLE TRAIL

##  THE WILDERNESS FUGITIVES

##  THROUGH APACHE LANDS

##  THE FRONTIER ANGEL

##  LAUNCH BOYS' CRUISE IN THE DEERFOOT

##  BLAZING ARROW

##  BILL BIDDON, TRAPPER

##  CAMPERS OUT, RIGHT PATH AND THE WRONG

##  BOY PATROL ON GUARD

##  BOY PATROL AROUND THE COUNCIL FIRE

##  A TALE OF EARLY DAYS IN THE WEST

##  AMONG THE ESQUIMAUX

##  LIFE AND TIMES OF COL. DANIEL BOONE

##  ACROSS TEXAS

##  THE BOY HUNTERS OF KENTUCKY

##  THE FLYING BOYS IN THE SKY

##  BORDER AND REVOLUTIONARY TIMES

##  DEERFOOT ON THE PRAIRIES

##  THE YOUNG SCOUT

##  SETH JONES

##  OUTDOOR LIFE AND INDIAN STORIES

##  COWMEN AND RUSTLERS IN WHYOMING

##  THE JUNGLE FUGITIVES and OTHERS

##  THE LAND OF MYSTERY

A WAIF OF THE MOUNTAINS

ADRIFT ON THE PACIFIC

BRAVE TOM

THE RIFLEMEN OF THE MIAMI

WYOMING

TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Great Americans Of History

A Character Sketch

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

THOMAS JEFFERSON A CHARACTER SKETCH By Edward Ellis

THOMAS JEFFERSON. (1743-1826), By G. Mercer Adam

THOMAS JEFFERSON'S FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS—1801.

THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE, By Isidore A. Zacharias.

ANECDOTES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF JEFFERSON.

JEFFERSON'S BRIDAL JOURNEY.

WOULD MAKE NO PROMISES FOR THE PRESIDENCY.

JEFFERSON AS AN INVENTOR.

JEFFERSON AND THE JOCKEY.

JEFFERSON AND PATRICK HENRY.

WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON.

INFLUENCE OF PROF. SMALL ON JEFFERSON.

JEFFERSON AND THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

THE FINANCIAL DIARY OF THOMAS JEFFERSON.

HORSE BACK RIDING TO INAUGURATION.

COST OF SERVANTS, ETC.

WOULD TAKE NO PRESENTS.

INDOLENCE.

TITLES OF HONOR AND OFFICE.

THE TERM OF THE PRESIDENCY.

THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AND LAWYERS.

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

JEFFERSON AND THE MECKLENBURG DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE.

JEFFERSON AND BENEDICT ARNOLD.

A MAN OF THE PEOPLE.

ARISTOCRACY OF MIND.

EVIL YOUTHFUL COMPANIONS.

READ LITTLE FICTION.

NEITHER ORATOR NOR GOOD TALKER.

SELF-CONTROL.

THE INFLUENCE OF JEFFERSON'S SISTER.

JEFFERSON A DOCTRINAIRE.

RECONCILIATION WITH JOHN ADAMS.

NEGRO COLONIZATION.

EDUCATING AMERICAN BOYS ABROAD.

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.

SAYINGS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON

MARRIAGE.

EDITORS AND NEWSPAPERS.

TEN CANONS FOR PRACTICAL LIFE.

ADAMS AND JEFFERSON.

THE STORY OF JEFFERSON FOR A SCHOOL OR CLUB PROGRAMME.

QUESTONS FOR REVIEW.

BLBLIOGRAPHY.

IN THE PECOS COUNTRY

By Lieutenant R. H. Jayne

[pseudonym of Edward Sylvester Ellis]

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. | A WARNING
CHAPTER II. | A BRIEF CONFERENCE
CHAPTER III. | FRED GOES ON GUARD
CHAPTER IV. | FACING LONE WOLF
CHAPTER V. | THE APACHES ARE COMING
CHAPTER VI. | THE APACHE ATTACK
CHAPTER VII. | IN A TREE
CHAPTER VIII. | THE SWOOP OF THE APACHE
CHAPTER IX. | IN LONE WOLF'S CLUTCHES
CHAPTER X. | TWO OLD ENEMIES
CHAPTER XI. | HOT QUARTERS
CHAPTER XII. | THE YOUNG CAPTIVE
CHAPTER XIII. | THE ENCAMPMENT
CHAPTER XIV. | THE STRANGE CAMP
CHAPTER XV. | A LEAP FOR LIBERTY
CHAPTER XVI. | THE RECONNOISSANCE
CHAPTER XVII. | FORAGING FOR FOOD
CHAPTER XVIII. | ALONE IN THE RAVINE
CHAPTER XIX. | THE MYSTERIOUS PURSUER
CHAPTER XX. | AN UNCOMFORTABLE LODGING
CHAPTER XXI. | A TERRIBLE NIGHT
CHAPTER XXII. | LOST
CHAPTER XXIII. | A PERILOUS PASSAGE
CHAPTER XXIV. | A TERRIBLE BED
CHAPTER XXV. | WITHIN THE EARTH
CHAPTER XXVI. | A WELCOME VISITOR
CHAPTER XXVII. | A SUBTERRANEAN CAMP-FIRE
CHAPTER XXVIII. | THE EXPLORING TOUR
CHAPTER XXIX. | A MYSTERY
CHAPTER XXX. | DISCUSSIONS AND PLANS
CHAPTER XXXI. | AN EXCHANGE OF SHOTS
CHAPTER XXXII. | FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARKNESS
CHAPTER XXXIII. | WHAT THE FOOTSTEPS MEANT

THE LOST TRAIL

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

I | AN ENEMY IN A TREE
II | WHAT A RIFLE-SHOT DID
III | ON THE BANK OF THE MISSISSIPPI
IV | THE VISITOR FROM THE OTHER SHORE
V | AROUND THE CAMP-FIRE
VI | NIGHT AND MORNING
VII | A SURPRISED FISHERMAN
VIII | BEHIND THE TREE
IX | A TIMELY ARRIVAL
X | AT BAY
XI | A PRIMITIVE FORT
XII | AMONG THE TREE-TOPS
XIII | A MESSAGE
XIV | THE MANEUVRES OF DEERFOOT
XV | "TALL OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW"
XVI | ON THE RIVER
XVII | THE LOUISIANA SHORE
XVIII | ON THE LOUISIANA SHORE
XIX | THE SMOKE OF A CAMPFIRE
XX | "GOOD-BYE!"
XXI | THE NEIGH OF A HORSE
XXII | A STRANGER
XXIII | AN ABORIGINAL HOME
XXIV | DEERFOOT
XXV | AT BAY
XXVI | AN UNEXPECTED INTERVIEW
XXVII | A FAILURE
XXVIII | THE EAVESDROPPER
XXIX | WITHIN THE WIGWAM
XXX | AN UNWELCOME VISITOR
XXXI | PURSUER AND PURSUED
XXXII | TURNING THE TABLES
XXXIII | CONCLUSION

THE DAUGHTER OF THE CHIEFTAIN

The Story Of An Indian Girl

By Edward S. Ellis.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE. | OMAS, ALICE, AND LINNA
CHAPTER TWO. | DANGER IN THE AIR
CHAPTER THREE. | JULY THIRD, 1778
CHAPTER FOUR. | THE EASTERN SHORE
CHAPTER FIVE. | IN THE WOODS
CHAPTER SIX. | PUSHING EASTWARD
CHAPTER SEVEN. | JABEZ ZITNER
CHAPTER EIGHT. | LINNA'S WOODCRAFT
CHAPTER NINE. | IN A CIRCLE
CHAPTER TEN. | NEAR THE END
CHAPTER ELEVEN. | ALL IN VAIN
CHAPTER TWELVE. | CONCLUSION

THE HUGE HUNTER

OR, The Steam Man of the Prairies

Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. | THE TERROR OF THE PRAIRIES.
CHAPTER II. | 'HANDLE ME GENTLY.'
CHAPTER III. | A GENIUS.
CHAPTER IV. | THE TRAPPER AND THE ARTISAN.
CHAPTER V. | ON THE YELLOWSTONE.
CHAPTER VI. | THE MINERS.
CHAPTER VII. | THE STEAM MAN ON HIS TRAVELS.
CHAPTER VIII. | INDIANS.
CHAPTER IX. | THE STEAM MAN AS A HUNTER.
CHAPTER X. | WOLF RAVINE.
CHAPTER XI. | THE STEAM MAN ON A BUFFALO HUNT.
CHAPTER XII. | THE GRIZZLY BEAR.
CHAPTER XIII. | AN APPALLING DANGER.
CHAPTER XIV. | THE HUGE HUNTER.
CHAPTER XV. | THE ATTACK IN THE RAVINE.
CHAPTER XVI. | THE REPULSE.
CHAPTER XVII. | HOMEWARD BOUND.
CHAPTER XVIII. | THE ENCAMPMENT.
CHAPTER XIX. | THE DOINGS OF A NIGHT.
CHAPTER XX. | THE CONCLUDING CATASTROPHE.

THE LIFE OF KIT CARSON,

Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A.

By Edward S. Ellis.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER XI.

CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XV.

CHAPTER XVI.

CHAPTER XVII.

CHAPTER XVIII.

CHAPTER XIX.

CHAPTER XX

CHAPTER XXI.

CHAPTER XXII.

CHAPTER XXIII.

CHAPTER XXIV.

CHAPTER XXV.

CHAPTER XXVI.

CHAPTER XXVII.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

CHAPTER XXIX.

CHAPTER XXX.

CHAPTER XXXI.

CHAPTER XXXII.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

CHAPTER XXXIV.

CHAPTER XXXV.

CHAPTER XXXVI.

CHAPTER XXXVII.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

THE LOST TRAIL

Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS.

I | The Shadow
II | The Adventures of a Night
III | The Jug Acquaintances
IV | An Ominous Rencounter
V | Gone
VI | The Lost Trail
VII | A Hibernian's Search for the Trail
VIII | The Trail of Death
IX | The Dead Shot
X | Conclusion

ILLUSTRATIONS.

He held his long rifle in his right hand, while he drew the shrubbery apart with his left, and looked forth at the canoe

"A purty question, ye murtherin haythen!"

"Where does yees get the jug?"

Dealt the savage a tremendous blow

"Well, At-to-uck," said he, kindly, "you seem troubled."

The trail was lost

"And so, Teddy, ye're sayin' it war a white man that took away the missionary's wife."

"It's all up!" muttered the dying man."I am wiped out at last, and must go under!"

"Harvey Richter—don't you know me?" he gasped.

THE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAIN

Lieut. R. H. Jayne

1894

CONTENTS

A Strange Guide

Alone in the Gloom

Strange Experiences

Sunlight and Hope

Mining and Countermining

A Daring Exploit

Fishing for a Friend

Fishing for a Prize

Groping in Darkness

“Here We are Again!”

Through the Mountains

Through the Mountains—Continued

In the Nick of Time

Between Two Fires

On the Defensive

Friend or Enemy?

Fortunate Diversion

An Old Acquaintance

How it was Done

Sut’s Camp-Fire

Safety and Sleep

Two Old Acquaintances

Border Chivalry

Night Visitors

Hunting a Steed

Lone Wolf’s Tactics

The End

THROUGH FOREST AND FIRE

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. | NICK
CHAPTER II. | SCHOOL DAYS
CHAPTER III. | A MATHEMATICAL DISCUSSION
CHAPTER IV. | LOST
CHAPTER V. | THE PARTY OF SEARCH
CHAPTER VI. | GROPING IN DARKNESS
CHAPTER VII. | AN ALARMING DISCOVERY
CHAPTER VIII. | STARTLING FOOTPRINTS
CHAPTER IX. | THE LITTLE WANDERER
CHAPTER X. | IN GREAT DANGER
CHAPTER XI. | GOTT SEI DANK!
CHAPTER XII. | OMINOUS PREPARATIONS
CHAPTER XIII. | THE BEAR HUNTERS
CHAPTER XIV. | A RECRUIT
CHAPTER XV. | A SURPRISE
CHAPTER XVI. | THE DINNER IN THE WOODS
CHAPTER XVII. | A TEST OF MARKSMANSHIP
CHAPTER XVIII. | A QUAIL
CHAPTER XIX. | AN UNEXPECTED LESSON
CHAPTER XX. | BOWSER PROVES HIMSELF OF SOME USE
CHAPTER XXI. | FACE TO FACE
CHAPTER XXII. | THE "VACANT CHAIR"
CHAPTER XXIII. | HUNTING A BUCK
CHAPTER XXIV. | HUNTED BY A BUCK
CHAPTER XXV. | THE CAMP FIRE
CHAPTER XXVI. | AN UNEXPECTED ATTACK
CHAPTER XXVII. | WAS IT A JOKE?
CHAPTER XXVIII. | THE TRAIL OF THE BEAR
CHAPTER XXIX. | HELP! HELP!
CHAPTER XXX. | A FRIEND IN NEED
CHAPTER XXXI. | THE "DARK DAY" OF SEPTEMBER, 1881
CHAPTER XXXII. | THE BURNING FOREST
CHAPTER XXXIII. | THROUGH THE FIRE
CHAPTER XXXIV. | CALLING IN VAIN
CHAPTER XXXV. | WHAT FRIGHTENED NELLIE
CHAPTER XXXVI. | AN UNWELCOME PASSENGER
CHAPTER XXXVII. | A BRAVE STRUGGLE
CHAPTER XXXVIII. | BEAR AND FORBEAR
CHAPTER XXXIX. | CONCLUSION

OONOMOO THE HURON

Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

CHAPTER |
I.   | Hans Vanderbum
II.   | Other Characters
III.   | Oonomoo and the Shawnees
IV.   | The Young Lieutenant and Cato
V.   | The Home of the Huron
VI.   | Adventures on the Way
VII.   | The Plan for the Rescue
VIII.   | The Exploit of Hans Vanderbum
IX.   | A New Danger
X.   | Conclusion

ILLUSTRATIONS

"Keewaygooshturkumkankangewock, ain't you got dat cooked?"

A girl, fifteen or sixteen years of age, seated on the ground, beside a squaw.

Mary Prescott.

"If you don't want to be killed, get up," said the young officer.

"Niniotan, my son, is late."

"You have saved me, and I want to grasp your hand for it."

But Oonomoo and the Miami had whipped out their knives.

So terrible did the exasperated Huron appear, that the entire party of Shawnees paused out of sheer horror.

Niniotan stood like a statue, his arms folded and his stony gaze fixed upon the senseless forms of his parents.

DEWEY AND OTHER NAVAL COMMANDERS

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

CHAPTER |  |
INTRODUCTION
I | Admiral George Dewey—The Birth and Boyhood of George Dewey.
II | Dewey in the War for the Union.
III | Dewey in the War with Spain.
| THE REVOLUTIONARY BATTLES
IV | Birth of the American Navy—The Privateers—Capture of New Providence, in the Bahamas—Paul Jones—A Clever Exploit—A Skilful Escape—Fine Seamanship—An Audacious Scheme.
V | A Daring Attempt by Captain Paul Jones—Why It Failed—A Bold Scheme—Why It Did Not Succeed—The Fight Between the Ranger and Drake.
VI | One of the Most Memorable Sea Fights Ever Known—The Wonderful Exploit of Captain Paul Jones.
VII | Our Naval War with France—The Tribute Paid to the Barbary States by Christian Nations—War Declared Against the United States by Tripoli—Bainbridge, Decatur, Stewart, Dale and Preble.
VIII | The First Serious Engagement—Loss of the Philadelphia—The Scheme of Captain Bainbridge—Exploit of Lieutenant Decatur.
IX | Bombardment of Tripoli—Treacherous Act of a Turkish Captain—A Quick Retribution at the Hands of Captain Decatur.
X | The Bomb Ketch—A Terrible Missile—Frightful Catastrophe—Diplomacy in Place of War—Peace.
| THE WAR OF 1812
XI | Cause of the War of 1812—Discreditable Work of the Land Forces—Brilliant Record of the Navy—The Constitution—Captain Isaac Hull—Battle Between the Constitution and Guerriere—Winning a Wager.
XII | Jacob Jones—The Wasp and the Frolic—James Biddle—The Hornet and the Penguin—A Narrow Escape.
XIII | Captains Carden and Decatur—Cruise of the Macedonian—Battle with the Frigate United States—Decatur's Chivalry.
XIV | Occasional American Defeats as Well as Victories—Captain Decatur's Misfortune—The Chesapeake and Shannon.
XV | David Porter—A Clever Feat—Numerous Captures by the Essex—Her Remarkable Cruise in the Pacific—Her Final Capture.
XVI | Oliver Hazard Perry—Prompt and Effective Work—"We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Ours"—Death of Perry.
XVII | A Hero of the Olden Days—Cruise of the Constitution— Her Capture of the Cyane and Levant—Reminiscences of Admiral Stewart—His Last Days.
XVIII | Captures Made After the Signing of the Treaty of Peace—The Privateers—Exploit of the General Armstrong—Its Far-Reaching Result.
| LESSER WARS
XIX | Resentment of the Barbary States—The War with Algiers—Captain Decatur's Vigorous Course—His Astonishing Success as a Diplomat.
XX | Piracy in the West Indies—Its Cause—Means by Which It Was Wiped Out—Piracy in the Mediterranean.
XXI | The Qualla Battoo Incident.
XXII | Wilkes's Exploring Expedition.
| THE WAR FOR THE UNION
XXIII | A New Era for the United States Navy—Opening of the Great Civil War—John Lorimer Worden—Battle Between the Monitor and Merrimac—Death of Worden.
XXIV | Two Worthy Sons—William D. Porter—The Career of Admiral David Dixon Porter.
XXV | Charles Stewart Boggs—His Coolness in the Presence of Danger—His Desperate Fight Below New Orleans—His Subsequent Services.
XXVI | John Ancrum Winslow—His Early Life and Training—The Famous Battle Between the Kearsarge and Alabama.
XXVII | An Unexpected Preacher—Andrew Hull Foote—His Character and Early Career—His Brilliant Services in the War for the Union.
XXVIII | A Man Devoid of Fear—William Barker Cushing—Some of His Exploits—The Blowing Up of the Albemarle—His Sad Death.
XXIX | The Greatest of Naval Heroes—David Glasgow Farragut.
| THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
XXX | The Movement Against Cuba—The Destruction of Cervera's Fleet—Admiral Sampson—Admiral Schley—"Fighting Bob" Evans—Commodore John C. Watson—Commodore John W. Philip—Lieutenant Commander Richard Wainwright.

TWO BOYS IN WYOMING

By Edward S. Ellis

1898

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. | Jack and Fred
CHAPTER II. | Riding Northward
CHAPTER III. | On Guard
CHAPTER IV. | Visitors of the Night
CHAPTER V. " | Now for the Ranch"
CHAPTER VI. | At the Ranch
CHAPTER VII. | The First Game
CHAPTER VIII. | Look Before You Leap
CHAPTER IX. | Night in the Mountains
CHAPTER X. | The Signal-Fires
CHAPTER XI. | A King of the Forest
CHAPTER XII. | The Tug of War
CHAPTER XIII. | A Strange Occurrence
CHAPTER XIV. | Missing
CHAPTER XV. | Tozer
CHAPTER XVI. | Watching and Watched
CHAPTER XVII. | Into and Out of the Canyon
CHAPTER XVIII. | The Quest of the Cowman
CHAPTER XIX. | Into the Cavern
CHAPTER XX. | A Climb for Liberty
CHAPTER XXI. | How It All Ended

ILLUSTRATIONS

"They had come a goodly distance since morning."

"On the projecting ledge stood a noble buck."

"He was sweeping down upon them like a cyclone."

"He was looking in the direction of the break in the canyon."

THE BOY PATRIOT

By Edward Sylvester Ellis

1863

CONTENTS

I. | FAIRPORT. | 5
II. | THE YOUNG ORATOR. | 9
III. | THE ENGLISH BOY. | 25
IV. | THE PATRIOT'S WORK. | 36
V. | BLAIR'S COMPANY. | 44
VI. | A PILOT. | 55
VII. | NO! | 62
VIII. | THE STORM. | 69
IX. | A REWARD. | 74
X. | A NEW DECK. | 80
XI. | "MUM." | 86
XII. | THE FIRST EFFORT. | 95
XIII. | TEMPTATION. | 105
XIV. | DERRY DUCK. | 113
XV. | A LETTER. | 128
XVI. | A MARVEL. | 134
XVII. | THE CONFLICT. | 144
XVIII. | WAGES. | 152
XIX. | HOME. | 160
XX. | SACRED JOY. | 170
XXI. | CONCLUSION. | 174

ADRIFT IN THE WILDS

The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys.

By Edward S. Ellis

ILLUSTRATED.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I | HO, FOR CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER II | FIRE
CHAPTER III | AFLOAT
CHAPTER IV | A PASSENGER
CHAPTER V | LAND
CHAPTER VI | THE CALIFORNIA COAST
CHAPTER VII | THE RESCUE
CHAPTER VIII | INDIANS
CHAPTER IX | THE PURSUIT
CHAPTER X | A GOOD SAMARITAN
CHAPTER XI | FURTHER EAST
CHAPTER XII | THE SALINAS VALLEY
CHAPTER XIII | ANOTHER BARGAIN
CHAPTER XIV | A STRANGE OCCURRENCE
CHAPTER XV | THE CROTALUS
CHAPTER XVI | THE CAMP-FIRE
CHAPTER XVII | THE MINERS
CHAPTER XVIII | A WANT SUPPLIED
CHAPTER XIX | THE CANOE
CHAPTER XX | SHASTA, THE PAH UTAH
CHAPTER XXI | A HUNT FOR FOOD
CHAPTER XXII | DANGER
CHAPTER XXIII | DRIFTING AWAY
CHAPTER XXIV | A HUNT
CHAPTER XXV | A SINGULAR ESCAPE
CHAPTER XXVI | SHASTA'S HUNT
CHAPTER XXVII | THE NIGHT VOYAGE
CHAPTER XXVIII | A PAH UTAH'S METHOD OF FISHING
CHAPTER XXIX | A NIGHT DISTURBANCE
CHAPTER XXX | THE WOLVERINES
CHAPTER XXXI | SHASTA'S HUMOR
CHAPTER XXXII | AGAIN ON THE RIVER
CHAPTER XXXIII | A HALT
CHAPTER XXXIV | EXIT SHASTA
CHAPTER XXXV | THE WESTERN SHORE
CHAPTER XXXVI | THE RAMBLE
CHAPTER XXXVII | BACK TO CAMP
CHAPTER XXXVIII | WAITING AND WATCHING
CHAPTER XXXIX | THE SEARCH
CHAPTER XL | THE END OF THE SEARCH
CHAPTER XLI | A BOY LOST
CHAPTER XLII | A DREARY NIGHT
CHAPTER XLIII | WANDERINGS
CHAPTER XLIV | A OLD ACQUAINTANCE
CHAPTER XLV | A FRIEND IN NEED
CHAPTER XLVI | WHAT SHASTA DID
CHAPTER XLVII | STILL WAITING
CHAPTER XLVIII | THE MEETING
CHAPTER XLIX | HOMEWARD BOUND
CHAPTER L | RESCUED

ILLUSTRATIONS

'May the good Lord preserve us! them are Injuns,' said Tim.

"The Indian drew forth a tiny canoe and shoved it into the water"

"We are lost."

KLONDIKE NUGGETS

And How Two Boys Secured Them

By E. S. Ellis

1898

CONTENTS

The Gold-Hunters | 3
At Juneau | 13
Up the Lynn Canal | 37
The Avalanche | 47
Through Chilkoot Pass | 58
A Significant Discovery | 71
The Plotters | 80
On Lake Bennet | 90
Into British Territory | 100
At White Horse Rapids | 111
On the Yukon | 120
At Dawson City | 131
On the Edge of the Gold-Fields | 141
Prospecting | 151
A Find | 159
The Claim | 169
A Golden Harvest | 180
A Startling Discovery | 191
The Trail into the Mountains | 200
A Sound from out the Stillness | 209
A Turning of the Tables | 218
A Lion in the Path | 227
A General Settlement of Accounts | 236
Conclusion | 246

ILLUSTRATIONS

The head and shoulders of a man intently studying them | Frontispiece.
Jeff | 9
"Roswell, do you know that strange man has been following us for the past hour?" | 33
Catching the eye of the amazed boys, Tim winked | 43
The tent-poles were shoved down into the snow | 53
All joined in pushing and pulling one sled | 65
Suddenly Hardman made a sign | 75
"You're a pretty fellow to stand guard," said Frank | 85
"Oh, look there! isn't it dreadful?" | 97
"We're at the fut of the lake," shouted Tim | 105
The current was not only very swift, but the channel was filled with rocks | 113
Tim and Jeff lit their pipes; Hardman sat apart | 127
And the three cheers were given with a will | 137
"I don't see the use of your harping on that affair," said Hardman | 147
"It's gold!" he exclaimed | 161
The boys stood attentively watching the operation | 175
"I have just thought what Tim's business is at Dawson," said Frank | 189
"We have been robbed! All the gold is gone," | 195
The tell-tale footprints | 203
Watching at the turn in the trail | 215
"Hands up, younker!" | 223
"We have made a mess of it," was the disgusted comment of Frank | 231
Tim and his prisoners | 241
"Say, Tim, you hain't any idea of going to college, have you?" | 251

THE HUNTERS OF THE OZARK

By Edward S. Ellis

1887

CONTENTS

CHAPTER |  |  | PAGE
I. |  | An Estray. | 5
II. |  | The Tinkle of a Bell. | 15
III. |  | An Aboriginal Plot. | 25
IV. |  | A Party of the Third Part. | 34
V. |  | A Friend in Need. | 44
VI. |  | Fred Linden Receives a Message From the Ozark Camp. | 54
VII. |  | The Hunters of Ozark. | 64
VIII. |  | A Welcome Acquaintance. | 74
IX. |  | A Mishap. | 84
X. |  | A Struggle For Life. | 94
XI. |  | Tramping Southward. | 104
XII. |  | A Strange Animal. | 114
XIII. |  | A Troublesome Visitor. | 124
XIV. |  | A Welcome Ally. | 134
XV. |  | "Deerfoot Will Be Sentinel to-Night." | 144
XVI. |  | Around the Camp-Fire. | 154
XVII. |  | A Suspicious Sound. | 164
XVIII. |  | Like a Thief in the Night. | 174
XIX. |  | Shawanoe And Winnebago. | 185
XX. |  | Another Night Visitor. | 195
XXI. |  | The Camp of the Winnebagos. | 205
XXII. |  | "Keep to the Trail" | 215
XXIII. |  | An Infuriate Shawanoe. | 225
XXIV. |  | The Defiance. | 236
XXV. |  | The Signal Fire. | 245
XXVI. |  | On the Edge of the Prairie. | 257
XXVII. |  | A Morning Meal. | 269
XXVIII. |  | A Strange Ride. | 281
XXIX. |  | A Young Hunter's Strategy. | 293
XXX. |  | Terry Finishes His Ride. | 305
XXXI. |  | The Devil's Punch Bowl. | 316
XXXII. |  | The Terror in the Air. | 328
XXXIII. |  | Fred Linden Awakens to an Alarming Fact. | 341
XXXIV. |  | The Canoe. | 352
XXXV. |  | America Versus Ireland. | 364
XXXVI. |  | America Versus America. | 376
XXXVII. |  | The Last Camp-Fire. | 388
XXXVIII. |  | Conclusion. | 400

THE PHANTOM OF THE RIVER

A SEQUEL TO "SHOD WITH SILENCE"

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I | Longing for Night
CHAPTER II | The Cawing of a Crow
CHAPTER III | The Halt in the Woods
CHAPTER IV | On the Edge of the Clearing
CHAPTER V | Daring and Delicate Work
CHAPTER VI | The Right of Eminent Domain
CHAPTER VII | A Question of Ownership
CHAPTER VIII | By the Way
CHAPTER IX | The "Accident"
CHAPTER X | At Rattlesnake Gulch
CHAPTER XI | Watching and Waiting
CHAPTER XII | Carrying the War into Africa
CHAPTER XIII | Unkind Fate
CHAPTER XIV | The Intruder
CHAPTER XV | A Dark Prospect
CHAPTER XVI | Simon Kenton in a Panic
CHAPTER XVII | A Run of Good Fortune
CHAPTER XVIII | "It's an Ill Wind that Blows Nobody any Good"
CHAPTER XIX | A Fellow-Passenger
CHAPTER XX | War's Strategy
CHAPTER XXI | The Phantom of the River
CHAPTER XXII | Putting Out from Shore
CHAPTER XXIII | The Shawanoe Camp
CHAPTER XXIV | The Forlorn Hope
CHAPTER XXV | Face to Face
CHAPTER XXVI | In the Lion's Den
CHAPTER XXVII | The Last Recourse
CHAPTER XXVIII | The Return
CHAPTER XXIX | Squaring Accounts
CHAPTER XXX | Conclusion

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Boone and Kenton.

Jethro in Trouble.

The Phantom boat.

The Missionary's Triumph.

THE STORY OF RED FEATHER

A Tale of the American Frontier

CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

Brother and Sister—The Signal 3

CHAPTER TWO

An Important Letter—Shut in 14

CHAPTER THREE

Caught Fast—A Friend in Need 25

CHAPTER FOUR

The Consultation—On the Roof 36

CHAPTER FIVE

A Strange Visit—Ominous Signs 47

CHAPTER SIX

The Muddy Creek Band—The Torch 58

CHAPTER SEVEN

"A Little Child Shall Lead Them"—Surrounded by Peril 69

CHAPTER EIGHT

Tall Bear and his Warriors—A Surprising Discovery 80

CHAPTER NINE

Nat Trumbull and his Men—Out in the Night 91

CHAPTER TEN

An Old Friend—Separated 102

CHAPTER ELEVEN

At the Lower Crossing—Tall Bear's Last Failure 114

CHAPTER TWELVE

Conclusion 127

DEERFOOT IN THE MOUNTAINS

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

|  | Page
Chap. I. | Eastward Bound | 9
Chap. II. | Lost, Strayed or Stolen | 23
Chap. III. | The Trail Northward | 37
Chap. IV. | The Land of the Assiniboines | 51
Chap. V. | A Welcome Sight | 65
Chap. VI. | Comrades True | 79
Chap. VII. | A Mishap | 93
Chap. VIII. | Enemies and Friends | 106
Chap. IX. | In the Rockies | 121
Chap. X. | In the Blackfoot Country | 135
Chap. XI. | In Winter Quarters | 149
Chap. XII. | Blackfoot Citizens | 161
Chap. XIII. | Summoned to Court | 173
Chap. XIV. | A New Blackfoot Citizen | 185
Chap. XV. | The Spirit Circle | 197
Chap. XVI. | The Field of Honor | 211
Chap. XVII. | A Memorable Duel | 221
Chap. XVIII. | Discipline in the Ranks | 234
Chap. XIX. | "Behold He Prayeth" | 245
Chap. XX. | Light in Darkness | 258
Chap. XXI. | Homeward Bound | 267
Chap. XXII. | A Memorable Meeting | 280
Chap. XXIII. | Lewis and Clark's Expeditions | 292
Chap. XXIV. | Overboard | 304
Chap. XXV. | Jack Halloway Again | 315
Chap. XXVI. | A Temperance Agitator | 329
Chap. XXVII. | "Good-Bye" | 343
Chap. XXVIII. | Retrospect | 350

ILLUSTRATIONS

Frontispiece: (Color Plate) A Friend in Need
"This Horse Was Whirlwind" | 72
"Now, Whirlwind, Run Him Down" | 112
Deerfoot Lost in Reverie By the Camp Fire | 136
An Ominous Interview | 177
A Memorable Duel | 224
A Visit From Captains Lewis and Clark | 289
"It Was Deerfoot, The Shawanoe" | 301

THE LAUNCH BOYS' ADVENTURES IN NORTHERN WATERS

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

CHAPTER |  | PAGE
I.   | A Proposal and an Acceptance   | 9
II.   | The Scout of the Kennebec   | 19
III.   | At the Inlet   | 29
IV.   | A STRANGE RACE   | 40
V.   | The Loser of the Race   | 51
VI.   | A Warm Reception   | 62
VII.   | Science versus Strength   | 72
VIII.   | The Lone Guest   | 83
IX.   | A Break Down   | 93
X.   | At Beartown   | 104
XI.   | At the Post Office in Beartown   | 115
XII.   | Hostesses and Guests   | 126
XIII.   | An Incident on Shipboard   | 137
XIV.   | “The Night Shall be Filled with Music”   | 147
XV.   | A Knock at the Door   | 155
XVI.   | Visitors of the Night   | 166
XVII.   | “Tall Oaks from Little Acorns Grow”   | 177
XVIII.   | A Clever Trick   | 188
XIX.   | In the Nick of Time   | 198
XX.   | “I Piped and Ye Danced”   | 208
XXI.   | How It Was Done   | 219
XXII.   | A Startling Discovery   | 230
XXIII.   | Through the Fog   | 242
XXIV.   | Bad for Mike Murphy   | 252
XXV.   | What Saved Mike   | 263
XXVI.   | The Good Samaritans   | 273
XXVII.   | An Unwelcome Caller   | 284
XXVIII.   | Plucking a Brand From the Burning   | 296
XXIX.   | “The Beautiful Isle of Somewhere”   | 307
XXX.   | A Through Ticket to Home   | 318
XXXI.   | Gathering Up the Ravelled Threads   | 329

ILLUSTRATIONS

| PAGE
None Suspected the Meaning of What They Saw | Frontispiece
Like a Swallow Skimming Close to the Surface. | 233
“Give Me Your Hand on That.” | 292

THE TELEGRAPH MESSENGER BOY

Or The Straight Road To Success

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

CHAPTER |  | PAGE
I.   | On a Log   | 1
II.   | The Collision   | 8
III.   | The Office Boy   | 16
IV.   | A Message in the Night   | 22
V.   | In Storm and Darkness   | 29
VI.   | “Tell Mother I Am All Right”   | 36
VII.   | A Thrilling Voyage   | 43
VIII.   | The Cipher Telegram   | 50
IX.   | The Translation   | 57
X.   | Farmer Jones   | 64
XI.   | The Value of Courtesy   | 71
XII.   | A Call   | 78
XIII.   | At the Grandin Mansion   | 85
XIV.   | The Conspiracy   | 93
XV.   | An Affray at Night   | 99
XVI.   | The Third Telegram   | 106
XVII.   | Decidedly Mixed   | 113
XVIII.   | Between Two Fires   | 120
XIX.   | Baffled!   | 127
XX.   | Watching and Waiting   | 134
XXI.   | “Lay Low!”   | 141
XXII.   | The Battle of Life   | 148
XXIII.   | Face to Face   | 155
XXIV.   | Startling Discoveries   | 160
XXV.   | In the Nick of Time   | 169
XXVI.   | Conclusion   | 176

CAMP-FIRE AND WIGWAM.

By EDWARD S. ELLIS

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. | AT HOME
CHAPTER II. | A DOUBTFUL ENTERPRISE
CHAPTER III. | WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPECTED
CHAPTER IV. | CAPTORS AND CAPTIVES
CHAPTER V. | JOURNEYING SOUTHWARD
CHAPTER VI. | AN INVOLUNTARY BATH
CHAPTER VII. | TWO VISITORS
CHAPTER VIII. | A SURPRISE
CHAPTER IX. | BY THE CAMP-FIRE
CHAPTER X. | WAITING AND HOPING
CHAPTER XI. | THROUGH THE FOREST
CHAPTER XII. | THE SIGNAL FIRES
CHAPTER XIII. | THE INDIAN VILLAGE
CHAPTER XIV. | ON THE MOUNTAIN CREST
CHAPTER XV. | THE RETURN AND DEPARTURE
CHAPTER XVI. | A PERPLEXING QUESTION
CHAPTER XVII. | TWO ACQUAINTANCES AND FRIENDS
CHAPTER XVIII. | THE TRAPPERS
CHAPTER XIX. | DEERFOOT'S WOODCRAFT
CHAPTER XX. | SAUK AND SHAWANOE
CHAPTER XXI. | CHRISTIAN AND PAGAN
CHAPTER XXII. | AN ABORIGINAL SERMON
CHAPTER XXIII. | IN THE LODGE OF OGALLAH
CHAPTER XXIV. | A ROW
CHAPTER XXV. | THE WAR FEAST
CHAPTER XXVI. | AN ALARMING DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XXVII. | "GAH-HAW-GE"
CHAPTER XXVIII. | A PATIENT OF THE MEDICINE MAN
CHAPTER XXIX. | CONVALESCENCE
CHAPTER XXX. | OUT IN THE WORLD
CHAPTER XXXI. | JOURNEYING EASTWARD
CHAPTER XXXII. | A MISCALCULATION
CHAPTER XXXIII. | CONCLUSION

ILLUSTRATIONS

Jack's Wrestling Bout with the Young Indian

A Narrow Escape

The Signal

Deerfoot's Victory

THE RANGER

Or, The Fugitives Of The Border

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I | Zeb and his Master
CHAPTER II | The Night of Terror
CHAPTER III | Kent and Leslie
CHAPTER IV | The Captives
CHAPTER V | The Meeting on the River
CHAPTER VI | The Raft
CHAPTER VII | Lost and Found
CHAPTER VIII | The Companion in Captivity
CHAPTER IX | Zeb's Revenge
CHAPTER X | The Brief Reprieve
CHAPTER XI | A Friend
CHAPTER XII | Escape
CHAPTER XIII | The Captive
CHAPTER XIV | The Rescue
CHAPTER XV | The Fugitives Flying no Longer

ILLUSTRATIONS.

"Hold! You strike the white man's friend!"

George and Rosalind

"Them varmints," said he, "are playing particular devil in these parts"

There were two horses in the party, and upon one of these Rosalind had been placed

"Ready," whispered Leslie, "you take the nearest one."

"You shoot Indian, eh?" said one, brandishing his knife at the same time

The savages were amusing themselves by ascertaining who could send his tomahawk nearest the body of their captive without touching him

"Does the maiden remember Pequanon?"

Two savages were left on shore

"Yonder is something approaching."

FOOTPRINTS IN THE FOREST.

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. | RETROSPECTIVE
CHAPTER II. | A VALUABLE ALLY
CHAPTER III. | THE CAMP OF THE STRANGERS
CHAPTER IV. | THE QUARREL
CHAPTER V. | SHAWANOE VS. PAWNEE
CHAPTER VI. | A DOUBLE FAILURE
CHAPTER VII. | A DISAPPOINTMENT
CHAPTER VIII. | THE FLIGHT OF DEERFOOT
CHAPTER IX. | THE PAWNEES ARE ASTONISHED
CHAPTER X. | SAUK AND PAWNEE
CHAPTER XI. | A REVERSAL OF SITUATION
CHAPTER XII. | INDIAN HONOR
CHAPTER XIII. | THE TWINKLE OF A CAMP-FIRE
CHAPTER XIV. | IN THE TREE-TOP
CHAPTER XV. | AN UNEXPECTED CALL
CHAPTER XVI. | A STARTLING CONCLUSION
CHAPTER XVII. | OTHER ARRIVALS
CHAPTER XVIII. | WITH THE RIVER BETWEEN
CHAPTER XIX. | JACK AND HAY-UTA
CHAPTER XX. | UNCONGENIAL NEIGHBORS
CHAPTER XXI. | JACK CARLETON MAKES A MOVE ON HIS OWN ACCOUNT
CHAPTER XXII. | A CLEW AT LAST
CHAPTER XXIII. | RECROSSING THE RIVER
CHAPTER XXIV. | A SUMMONS AND A SURRENDER
CHAPTER XXV. | LONE BEAR'S REVELATION
CHAPTER XXVI. | AN INTERESTING QUESTION
CHAPTER XXVII. | A STRANGE STORY
CHAPTER XXVIII. | A STARTLING INTERRUPTION
CHAPTER XXIX. | A FIGHT AND A RETREAT
CHAPTER XXX. | A SURPRISING DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XXXI. | A FATAL FAILURE
CHAPTER XXXII. | THE PRAYER OF HAY-UTA IS THE PRAYER OF DEERFOOT
CHAPTER XXXIII. | CONCLUSION

ILLUSTRATIONS

An Unwelcome Summons.

A Disputed Point.

A Critical Situation.

The Death of Hay-uta.

THE YOUNG RANCHERS

Or Fighting The Sioux

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I | Danger Ahead
CHAPTER II | The Voiceless Friend
CHAPTER III | Companions in Peril
CHAPTER IV | Tim Brophy's Discovery
CHAPTER V | Leaving the Ranch
CHAPTER VI | "Timothy Brophy, Esq., at your Service"
CHAPTER VII | Stirring Times
CHAPTER VIII | Starcus
CHAPTER IX | On the Bank of a Stream
CHAPTER X | Bent Arm and His Band
CHAPTER XI | At Bay
CHAPTER XII | Facing Westward
CHAPTER XIII | In the Fringe of the Woods
CHAPTER XIV | Turned Back
CHAPTER XV | Missing
CHAPTER XVI | A Thief of the Night
CHAPTER XVII | Through the Wood
CHAPTER XVIII | Night and Morning
CHAPTER XIX | A Startling Surprise
CHAPTER XX | A Run for Life
CHAPTER XXI | Away We Go!
CHAPTER XXII | On Foot
CHAPTER XXIII | Down!
CHAPTER XXIV | The Friend in Need
CHAPTER XXV | The Prairie Duel
CHAPTER XXVI | On the Ground
CHAPTER XXVII | A Good Samaritan
CHAPTER XXVIII | The Lone Horseman
CHAPTER XXIX | A Break for Freedom
CHAPTER XXX | Comrades Again
CHAPTER XXXI | The Last Hope
CHAPTER XXXII | Away! Away!
CHAPTER XXXIII | Bread Cast upon the Waters

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

The death of the faithful messenger.

A hot pursuit.

Tim's fortunate shot.

The death of the Indian.

THE GREAT CATTLE TRAIL

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

CHAPTER |  | PAGE
I. | At the Ranch. | 1
II. | An Alarming Interruption. | 10
III. | Just in Time. | 19
IV. | A Desperate Venture. | 28
V. | Upstairs and Downstairs. | 36
VI. | Dinah’s Discovery. | 44
VII. | Dinah’s Exploit. | 52
VIII. | In the Mesquite Bush. | 61
IX. | At Fault. | 69
X. | A Surprise. | 77
XI. | Changing Places. | 85
XII. | On the Roof. | 94
XIII. | A Dead Race. | 102
XIV. | The Friend in Need. | 111
XV. | Vanished. | 119
XVI. | Cleverly Done. | 127
XVII. | At Fault. | 135
XVIII. | An Unexpected Query. | 143
XIX. | Down the Ladder. | 151
XX. | “The Boys Have Arrived!” | 159
XXI. | Through the Bush. | 167
XXII. | Thunderbolt. | 180
XXIII. | “Good-by!” | 191
XXIV. | A Strange Delay. | 203
XXV. | Heading Northward. | 216
XXVI. | A Shot from the Darkness. | 228
XXVII. | Shackaye, the Comanche. | 238
XXVIII. | A Mishap. | 247
XXIX. | Old Acquaintances. | 258
XXX. | At Bay. | 264
XXXI. | The Flag of Truce. | 276
XXXII. | Diplomacy. | 288
XXXIII. | Driven to the Wall. | 295
XXXIV. | The Flank Movement. | 301

ILLUSTRATIONS

| PAGE
A Race for Life. | Frontispiece
A Startling Discovery. | 52
The Last Stand. | 264

THE WILDERNESS FUGITIVES

By Edward S. Ellis

ILLUSTRATED

CONTENTS

CHAP. |  | PAGE.
I. | ALONE AND TOGETHER, | 7
II. | SOFT AND LOW, | 15
III. | EAVESDROPPING, | 22
IV. | THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE, | 30
V. | A LIGHT AHEAD, | 37
VI. | THE FRAGMENTS OF THE FEAST, | 44
VII. | THE REPORT OF A GUN, | 51
VIII. | MR. ISAAC PERKINS, | 59
IX. | BORDER BRAVERY, | 67
X. | ON THE RIVER, | 75
XI. | AN UNFAVORABLE OMEN, | 83
XII. | FORCED BACKWARD, | 91
XIII. | NEW PERIL, | 100
XIV. | DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND, | 107
XV. | A DELICATE AND DANGEROUS TASK, | 114
XVI. | IROQUOIS AGAINST IROQUOIS, | 121
XVII. | AT LAST!, | 128
XVIII. | THE SOUTHEASTERN SHORE, | 136
XIX. | THE MOHAWK OBJECTS, | 143
XX. | THE LONGEST WAY HOME, | 152
XXI. | A CURIOUS DISCOVERY, | 159
XXII. | ANOTHER FUGITIVE, | 166
XXIII. | DOUBT AND PERPLEXITY, | 174
XXIV. | THE NEW GUIDE, | 182
XXV. | THE HIDING-PLACE, | 189
XXVI. | CURIOUS PROCEEDINGS, | 196
XXVII. | WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?, | 203
XXVIII. | UP AND DOING, | 210
XXIX. | A STARTLING CHECK, | 217
XXX. | A MERITED FATE, | 227
XXXI. | THE MOHAWK EXPLAINS, | 234
XXXII. | THE FATAL TREE, | 242
XXXIII. | CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS, | 249

THROUGH APACHE LAND

By Lieut. R. H. Jayne

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I | Moonlight on the Rio Gila
CHAPTER II | Tom Hardynge's Ruse
CHAPTER III | Pursued by the Apaches
CHAPTER IV | Outwitted
CHAPTER V | An Alarming Message
CHAPTER VI | The Two Scouts
CHAPTER VII | The Cavalry Escort
CHAPTER VIII | In Devil's Pass
CHAPTER IX | Among the Apaches
CHAPTER X | Lone Wolf
CHAPTER XI | Surrounded by Danger
CHAPTER XII | "The Hour has Come"
CHAPTER XIII | The Flight
CHAPTER XIV | Pursued
CHAPTER XV | In the Solitude
CHAPTER XVI | Among the Mountains
CHAPTER XVII | A Mysterious Camp Fire
CHAPTER XVIII | The Indian Fight
CHAPTER XIX | A Terrible Meeting
CHAPTER XX | White vs. Red
CHAPTER XXI | Friends Together
CHAPTER XXII | Anxious Waiting
CHAPTER XXIII | The Death Shot
CHAPTER XXIV | The Buffaloes
CHAPTER XXV | Alone Again
CHAPTER XXVI | Capturing a Mustang
CHAPTER XXVII | A Run for Life
CHAPTER XXVIII | A Great Misfortune
CHAPTER XXIX | The Lone Camp Fire
CHAPTER XXX | Fighting a Grizzly
CHAPTER XXXI | Sleep
CHAPTER XXXII | Reunited
CHAPTER XXXIII | Closing in
CHAPTER XXXIV | Hurricane Hill
CHAPTER XXXV | The Sentinel
CHAPTER XXXVI | A Desperate Scheme
CHAPTER XXXVII | The Two Defenders
CHAPTER XXXVIII | Hand to Hand
CHAPTER XXXIX | Conclusion

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

THE WARRIOR HAD NOT TIME TO RECOVER * * * WHEN TOM GRASPED HIM BY THE THROAT.

NED TRIED THE SCARE GAME AGAIN, FLINGING UP HIS ARMS AND SHOUTING

"THIS 'ERE IS A LITTLE ROW YOU KIN SETTLE WITH ME, INSTEAD OF THAT BOY THAR."

STILL NEARER, UNTIL IT APPEARED AS IF HE HAD TO MAKE BUT A SINGLE LEAP FORWARD.

THE FRONTIER ANGEL

A Romance Of Kentucky Rangers' Life

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER | PAGE
I. | The Night before the Departure | 9
II. | The Fate of the Flat-Boat | 21
III. | The Two Scouts | 46
IV. | The Faint Hope | 59
V. | The Mysterious Warning | 70
VI. | The Frontier Angel—The Shawnees | 83
VII. | The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties | 90
VIII. | A Man in Trouble | 105
IX. | Peter Jenkins—A Couple of Speeches | 127
X. | In which there is a Future Account of the Shawnees, the Speakers, and Jenkins | 139
XI. | A Prize Gained and Lost | 151
XII. | A Mingling of Fear, Doubt, and Hope | 174
XIII. | Dark | 189
XIV. | The Attack in the Wood | 201
XV. | "All's Well that Ends Well." | 225

ILLUSTRATIONS

Jim Peterson Questioning the Frontier Angel | Frontispiece
PAGE
"For God's sake come and take me off, for they are after me." | 33
The Frontier Angel | 39
"Onward they poured, shouting like madmen." | 45
"Whosomever is on that flat-boat ain't living, that's sartin." | 51
"'O Lord, I'm shot,' suddenly exclaimed Jenkins." | 81
"Before he could rise the Indians were upon him." | 108
"The Frontier Angel gazed calmly on him a moment." | 126
"'Mr. Thomas McGable, Esq., I believe,' said Peterson with much gravity, without removing the aim of his rifle." | 156
"'Quick! water; she has fainted,' exclaimed Mansfield." | 229
"Then die—!" | 244

THE LAUNCH BOYS' CRUISE IN THE DEERFOOT

By Edward S. Ellis

Author of "The Flying Boys Series," "Deerfoot Series," etc., etc.

Illustrated By Burton Donnel Hughes

CONTENTS

CHAPTER |  | PAGE
I. | Between Two Fires | 9
II. | Lively Times | 19
III. | Mike Murphy | 29
IV. | A Loan to Captain Landon | 39
V. | A Motor Boat | 50
VI. | Captain and Crew | 58
VII. | One August Day | 69
VIII. | A Passing Glimpse | 81
IX. | No Man's Land | 92
X. | The Lure of Gold | 104
XI. | A Missing Motor Boat | 114
XII. | In the Telegraph Office | 125
XIII. | A Slight Mistake | 136
XIV. | A Friend in Need | 145
XV. | A Glimpse of Something | 156
XVI. | On Barter Island | 166
XVII. | The Man in Gray | 176
XVIII. | At the Inlet | 186
XIX. | Not Near Either Bank | 196
XX. | A Disappointment | 206
XXI. | A Telegram | 216
XXII. | Found | 226
XXIII. | Captain and Mate | 236
XXIV. | "This Is Where I Stop" | 247
XXV. | Good News | 257
XXVI. | Disquieting News | 267
XXVII. | An Alarming Fact | 277
XXVIII. | The Cry Across the Waters | 287
XXIX. | Marooned | 296
XXX. | A New England Home Coming | 308
XXXI. | The Man in Gray | 319

BLAZING ARROW

A TALE OF THE FRONTIER

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

CHAPTER |  | PAGE
I. | Larry and Wharton | 1
II. | On the Brink | 8
III. | Over the Falls | 18
IV. | Blazing Arrow | 32
V. | Through the Woods | 42
VI. | A Miscalculation | 52
VII. | A Check | 62
VIII. | A Chat | 69
IX. | Turning Back | 76
X. | Groping in the Dark | 83
XI. | In a Corner | 96
XII. | Reversing Positions | 109
XIII. | A Blunder | 116
XIV. | Looking On | 123
XV. | A Hail and an Answer | 132
XVI. | The Detour | 143
XVII. | By the Lake | 153
XVIII. | The Strange Sight | 160
XIX. | Zany or Lunatic | 167
XX. | Across the Gorge | 176
XXI. | A Strange Pursuit | 183
XXII. | Arqu-wao | 190
XXIII. | A Serious Question | 199
XXIV. | The Tracks of Horses | 206
XXV. | A Singular Meeting | 213
XXVI. | Footprints | 223
XXVII. | Red Crow | 230
XXVIII. | Good News | 240
XXIX. | Red Crow's Errand | 247
XXX. | All Together | 254
XXXI. | The New Route | 261
XXXII. | The Last Halt | 271
XXXIII. | Conclusion | 278

BILL BIDDON, TRAPPER

OR LIFE IN THE NORTHWEST

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

CHAPTER |  | PAGE
I. | Out Late at Night | 9
II. | A New Friend | 32
III. | The Trapper’s Story | 48
IV. | The Trapping Grounds | 72
V. | Conversations and Plans | 98
VI. | Still in the Dark—The Canoe Again | 116
VII. | Alone in the Wilderness | 134
VIII. | Trapping Among the Indians | 153
IX. | The Buffalo Hunt and its Consequences | 174
X. | An Awful Awakening | 191
XI. | The Brigade and an Old Friend | 210
XII. | Found at Last | 237

ILLUSTRATIONS

The Trapper’s Home | Frontispiece
| page
“What’s your handle, stranger?” | 41
“Gave a snort of alarm and plunged headlong away into the droves.” | 61
“Looking back saw a host of savage forms.” | 79
“In the stern, with a guiding oar, sat a young female.” | 93
“I could see his two coal-black eyes glittering plainly.” | 145
“Setting up a wild yell, the Indians scattered and plunged after them.” | 177
“Without losing a moment, we mounted and struck to the northward.” | 203
“A fight! a fight! make a ring for them.” | 213
“No less personage than Nat stepped ashore.” | 239
“Hilloa, you!” | 251

THE CAMPERS OUT, OR THE RIGHT PATH AND THE WRONG

BY EDWARD S. ELLIS

CONTENTS

I | The Plotters
II | How the Scheme Worked
III | A Startling Occurrence
IV | The Runaways
V | The Way of the Transgressor
VI | Sowing Seed
VII | One Afternoon in Autumn
VIII | Fellow-Passengers
IX | Dick Halliard
X | A Startling Summons
XI | No Joke
XII | The Victim of a Mistake
XIII | Adrift in the Swamp
XIV | Host and Guests
XV | The Forest Path
XVI | The Plotters
XVII | A Brave Exploit
XVIII | An Act of Forgetfulness
XIX | An Error of Judgment
XX | The Baying of a Hound
XXI | "Help! Help!"
XXII | Hot Quarters
XXIII | A Brilliant Shot
XXIV | Suspicious Footprints
XXV | Up a Tree
XXVI | Hunting the Hunters
XXVII | A Race for Life
XXVIII | A Cry from the Darkness
XXIX | A Sad Discovery
XXX | A Friend Indeed
XXXI | Dick Halliard Is Astounded
XXXII | How It Happened
XXXIII | Conclusion

THE BOY PATROL ON GUARD

By Edward S. Ellis

Illustrated By Edwin J. Prittie

CONTENTS

I | A Prospective Tenderfoot
II | Lost In the Woods
III | The Hermit of the Woods
IV | The Training of the Tenderfoot
V | How "Knot" to Do Several Things
VI | How Two Millionaires Did a Good Turn
VII | On Gosling Lake
VIII | The "Instructor In Woodcraft"
IX | The New Tenderfoot
X | A Few Native Trees
XI | A Lesson In Trailing
XII | How It Was Done
XIII | A Bit of Detective Work
XIV | The Story of Johnny Appleseed
XV | Other Neighbors
XVI | The Sunbeam of Gosling Lake
XVII | An "Injin" Story
XVIII | The Echo of a World Tragedy
XIX | A Queen And Her Subjects
XX | What Did It Mean?
XXI | How It Happened
XXII | Sunshine

THE BOY PATROL AROUND THE COUNCIL FIRE

By Edward S. Ellis

Illustrated By Edwin J. Prittie

CONTENTS

I | "He and I Must Never Meet"
II | A Slight Miscalculation
III | A Strange Occurrence
IV | Curious Sights And Doings
V | Concerning Certain American Trees
VI | A Patriot Martyr
VII | Concerning Certain New England Birds
VIII | A Council of War
IX | An Unwelcome Guest
X | A Sudden Separation
XI | An Unsatisfactory Interview
XII | Groping After the Truth
XIII | The Committee of Investigation
XIV | The Men Who Laughed
XV | The True Story of a Famous Sea Serpent
XVI | Zip
XVII | Wonderful Work
XVIII | A Match of Wits
XIX | The Final Test
XX | Speed the Parting Guest
XXI | Call For Help
XXII | Groping In the Dark
XXIII | A Fortunate Meeting
XXIV | "The Latchstring Was Inside!"
XXV | And the Last

A TALE OF EARLY DAYS IN THE WEST

By EDWARD S. ELLIS

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. | PAGE
In the Forest | 5
CHAPTER II.
The Boy Pioneer—Deerfoot, the Shawanoe | 18
CHAPTER III.
Old Friends | 32
CHAPTER IV.
Through the Trackless Forest—The Cause | 46
CHAPTER V.
"Shut Out" | 60
CHAPTER VI.
The Block-house | 73
CHAPTER VII.
The Message | 87
CHAPTER VIII.
Opening Communication | 101
CHAPTER IX.
Within the Block-house | 126
CHAPTER X. PAGE
Flaming Messengers | 140
CHAPTER XI.
In Great Peril | 154
CHAPTER XII.
"Birds of the Night" | 168
CHAPTER XIII.
Shadowy Visitors | 182
CHAPTER XIV.
A Mishap and a Sentence | 196
CHAPTER XV.
An Unexpected Visitor | 212
CHAPTER XVI.
Out-doors on a Dark Night | 226
CHAPTER XVII.
The Long Clearing | 247
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Fiery Enemy | 265
CHAPTER XIX.
The Tug of War | 282
CHAPTER XX.
The South Wind | 298
CHAPTER XXI.
Conclusion | 312

AMONG THE ESQUIMAUX

OR ADVENTURES UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE

Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

CHAP. |  | PAGE
I | Two Passengers on the "Nautilus" | 7
II | A Colossal Somersault | 16
III | An Alarming Situation | 27
IV | Adrift | 38
V | An Icy Couch | 46
VI | Missing | 55
VII | A Point of Light | 64
VIII | Hope Deferred | 73
IX | A Startling Occurrence | 82
X | An Ugly Customer | 91
XI | Lively Times | 99
XII | Fred's Experience | 108
XIII | The Fog | 117
XIV | A Collision | 126
XV | The Sound of a Voice | 135
XVI | Land Ho! | 144
XVII | Docak and His Home | 153
XVIII | A New Expedition | 162
XIX | A Wonderful Exhibition | 171
XX | The Herd of Musk Oxen | 180
XXI | Close Quarters | 189
XXII | Fred's Turn | 198
XXIII | In the Cavern | 207
XXIV | Unwelcome Callers | 216
XXV | The Coming Shadow | 225
XXVI | Walled In | 234
XXVII | "Come On!" | 243
XXVIII | A Hopeless Task | 251
XXIX | Ten Miles | 260
XXX | The Last Pause | 269
XXXI | Another Sound | 278
XXXII | The Wild Men of Greenland | 287
XXXIII | Conclusion | 301

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF COL. DANIEL BOONE

HUNTER, SOLDIER, AND PIONEER

WITH SKETCHES OF SIMON KENTON, LEWIS WETZEL,
AND OTHER LEADERS IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE WEST

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.
Birth of Daniel Boone—Fondness for Hunting—An Alarming Absence—A Pedagogue of the Olden Time—Sudden Termination of Young Boone's School Education—Removal to North Carolina—Boone's Marriage—His Children | 1
CHAPTER II.
Social Disturbances in North Carolina—Eve of the American Revolution—Boone's Excursions to the West—Inscription on a Tree—Employed by Henderson and Company—The "Regulators" of North Carolina—Dispersed by Governor Tryon—John Finley—Resolution to go West | 11
CHAPTER III.
The Party of Exploration—Daniel Boone the Leader—More than a Month on the Journey—On the Border of Kentucky—An Enchanting View—A Site for the Camp—Unsurpassed Hunting—An Impressive Solitude—No Signs of Indians | 19
CHAPTER IV.
Boone and Stuart start out on a Hunt—Captured by Indians and Disarmed—Stuart's Despair and Boone's Hope—A Week's Captivity—The Eventful Night | 28
CHAPTER V.

The Escape—The Hunters find the Camp Deserted—Change of Quarters—Boone and Kenton—Welcome Visitors—News from Home—In Union there is Strength—Death of Stuart—Squire Boone returns to North Carolina for Ammunition—Alone in the Wilderness—Danger on Every Hand—Rejoined by his Brother—Hunting along the Cumberland River—Homeward Bound—Arrival in North Carolina—Anarchy and Distress—Boone remains there Two Years—Attention directed towards Kentucky—George Washington—Boone prepares to move Westward
34

CHAPTER VI.

Leaving North Carolina—Joined by a Large Company at Powell's Valley—Glowing Anticipations—Attacked by Indians in Cumberland Gap—Daniel Boone's Eldest Son Killed—Discouragement—Return to Clinch River Settlement—The Check Providential—Boone acts as a Guide to a Party of Surveyors—Commissioned Captain by Governor Dunmore, and takes command of Three Garrisons—Battle of Point Pleasant—Attends the making of a Treaty with Indians at Wataga—Employed by Colonel Richard Henderson—Kentucky claimed by the Cherokees—James Harrod—The First Settlement in Kentucky—Boone leads a Company into Kentucky—Attacked by Indians—Erection of the Fort at Boonesborough—Colonel Richard Henderson takes Possession of Kentucky—The Republic of Transylvania—His Scheme receives its Death-blow—Perils of the Frontier—A Permanent Settlement made on Kentucky Soil
46

CHAPTER VII.
Boone Rejoins his Family at the Clinch River Settlement—Leads a Company of Immigrants into Kentucky—Insecurity of Settlers—Dawn of the American Revolution—British Agents Incite the Indians to Revolt against the Settlements | 61
CHAPTER VIII.
Comparative Quiet on the Frontier—Capture of Boone's Daughter and the Misses Callaway by Indians—Pursued by Boone and Seven Companions—Their Rescue and Return to their Homes | 69
CHAPTER IX.
General Uprising of the Indians—The Border Rangers—Attack upon Boonesborough—Repulse of the Assailants—Second Attack by a Larger Force and its Failure—Arrival of Forty-five Men—Investment of Logan's Fort—Timely Arrival of Colonel Bowman with Reinforcements—Attack upon Harrodsburg | 79
CHAPTER X.

A Diner-out—The "Hannibal of the West"—Election of General Clark and Gabriel Jones as Delegates to the Virginia Legislature—Their Journey to the Capital—General Clark obtains the Loan of a Large Supply of Ammunition—Erection of the County of Kentucky—General Clark attacked and pursued by Indians on his Voyage down the Ohio—Conceals the Ammunition and delivers it safely at the Border Stations—General Clark marches upon Kaskaskia and captures the obnoxious Governor Rocheblave—Governor Hamilton of Detroit organizes an Expedition against the Settlements—General Clark captures Fort St. Vincent and takes Governor Hamilton a Prisoner—Captures a Valuable Convoy from Canada and Forty Prisoners—Secures the Erection of Important Fortifications by Virginia
85

CHAPTER XI.

Boone leads a Party to the Blue Licks to make Salt—Capture of Boone and Surrender of the Entire Party—Conducted to Detroit—His Captors Refuse to Exchange him—He is Adopted by the Shawanoes—He discovers a Formidable Expedition is to move against Boonesborough—The Attack Postponed—Boone leads a Party against an Indian Town on the Scioto—Encounter with a War Party—Returns to Boonesborough—The State Invested by Captain Duquesne and a Large Force—Boone and the Garrison determine to Defend it to the Last—Better Terms Offered—Treachery Suspected—The Attack—The Siege Raised
96

CHAPTER XII.
The Peculiar Position of Boonesborough—Boone rejoins his Family in North Carolina—Returns to Boonesborough—Robbed of a Large Amount of Money—Increased Emigration to the West—Colonel Rogers and his Party almost Annihilated—Captain Denham's Strange Adventure | 112
CHAPTER XIII.
Colonel Bowman's Expedition—Its Disastrous Failure—Death of Boone's Son—Escape of Boone—Colonel Byrd's Invasion—Capture of Ruddell's and Martin's Station—Daring Escape of Captain Hinkston | 120
CHAPTER XIV.

Colonel Clark's Invasion of the Indian Country—Boone is Promoted to the Rank of Colonel—His Brother Killed at Blue Licks and Boone narrowly Escapes Capture—Attack upon the Shelbyville Garrison—News of the Surrender of Cornwallis—Attack upon Estill's Station—Simon Girty the Renegade—He Appears before Bryant's Station, but Withdraws
130

CHAPTER XV.
Arrival of Boone With Re-enforcements—Pursuit of the Indian Force—Boone's Counsel Disregarded—A Frightful Disaster—Reynold's Noble and Heroic Act—His Escape | 136
CHAPTER XVI.
General Clark's Expedition—A Dark Page in American History—Colonel Crawford's Disastrous Failure and his own Terrible Fate—Simon Girty | 144
CHAPTER XVII.
Adventures of the Spies White and M'Clelland—Daring Defence of her Home by Mrs. Merrill—Exploits of Kernan the Ranger | 155
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Three Counties of Kentucky united into One District—Colonel Boone as a Farmer—He outwits a Party of Indians who seek to capture him—Emigration to Kentucky—Outrages by Indians—Failure of General Clark's Expedition | 172
CHAPTER XIX.
General Harmar's Expedition against the Indians—Colonel Hardin Ambushed—Bravery of the Regulars—Out-generaled by the Indians—Harmar and Hardin Court-martialed—General St. Clair's Expedition and its Defeat | 180
CHAPTER XX.

The Brilliant Victory of Mad Anthony Wayne brings Peace to the Frontier—Boone Loses his Farm—He Removes to Missouri—Made Commandant of the Femme Osage District—Audubon's Account of a Night with Colonel Boone—Hunting in his Old Age—He Loses the Land granted him by the Spanish Government—Petitions Congress for a Confirmation of his Original Claims—The Petition Disregarded
186

CHAPTER XXI.

Last Days of Colonel Boone—Reinterment of the Remains of Himself and Wife at Frankfort—Conclusion | 201

GENERAL SIMON KENTON.

CHAPTER I.

Birth of Kenton—Desperate Affray with a Rival—Flees to the Kentucky Wilderness—He and Two Companions attacked by Indians—One is Killed and the Survivors Escape—Rescued, after great Suffering—Kenton spends the Summer alone in the Woods—Serves as a Scout in the Dunmore War—Kenton and Two Friends settle at Upper Blue Lick—Joined by Hendricks, who meets with a Terrible Fate
207

CHAPTER II.

Kenton and his Friends Visit Boonesborough—Desperate Encounter with Indians—Proceeds with Two Companions to Reconnoitre an Indian Town on the Little Miami—Captured while Making Off with a Number of Horses—Brutal Treatment—Bound to the Stake and Runs the Gauntlet—Friendship of Simon Girty, the Renegade—Finally Saved by an Indian Trader—Removed to Detroit, and Escapes—Commands a Company in General Clark's Expedition—Receives Good News—Visits Virginia—Death of his Father—Reduced to Poverty—Removes to Urbana, Ohio—Elected Brigadier-General—His Conversion—His Last Days
222

LEWIS WETZEL.

Birth of Lewis Wetzel—His Father Killed by Indians, and Himself and Brother carried off Prisoners—Their Remarkable Escape—Murder of an Indian—Serves in Crawford's Expedition—Pursued by Four Indians, and Kills Three—Escape from the Custody of General Harmar—Wetzel's Hunts for Indians—Assists a Relative to Recover his Betrothed from Savages—Old Age and Death
251

ACROSS TEXAS

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

I. | A LETTER AND A TELEGRAM, | 1
II. | THROUGH TO TEXAS, | 10
III. | IN SAN ANTONIO, | 20
IV. | A STARTLING INTERRUPTION, | 29
V. | A TEST OF ONE'S NERVES, | 38
VI. | TWO GOOD SHOTS, | 49
VII. | AN INTRUDER IN CAMP, | 59
VIII. | BELL RICKARD, | 69
IX. | DEPARTURE OF THE GUEST, | 78
X. | DANGER IN THE EAST, | 87
XI. | STRANGE PROCEEDINGS, | 96
XII. | WHAT DOES IT MEAN? | 105
XIII. | AN UNEXPECTED SIGNAL, | 114
XIV. | A STRANGE ABSENCE, | 123
XV. | CAUGHT FOUL, | 132
XVI. | AN ASTOUNDING DISCOVERY, | 141
XVII. | THE SOLITARY PURSUER, | 150
XVIII. | THE SECOND RANGE OF HILLS, | 159
XIX. | IN THE RAVINE, | 168
XX. | REINFORCEMENTS, | 176
XXI. | THE PURSUIT, | 186
XXII. | ACROSS THE BORDER, | 195
XXIII. | A RELIC OF OTHER DAYS, | 204
XXIV. | A RACE WITH AN AVALANCHE, | 213
XXV. | THE RANCH, | 222
XXVI. | BELL RICKARD'S SCHEME, | 230
XXVII. | WATCHING AND WAITING, | 239
XXVIII. | THE SOUND OF A PISTOL, | 248
XXIX. | THROUGH THE NIGHT, | 257
XXX. | A FIGURE IN THE DARKNESS, | 266
XXXI. | THE RETURN, | 275
XXXII. | THE ENCOUNTER, | 284
XXXIII. | IMPORTANT NEGOTIATIONS, | 291
XXXIV. | A STRANGE DISCOVERY, | 302
XXXV. | THROUGH THE LINES AGAIN, | 311
XXXVI. | THE DECISION, | 320
XXXVII. | THE FINAL CHARGE, | 329
XXXVIII. | CONCLUSION, | 337

THE BOY HUNTERS OF KENTUCKY

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.

A YOUNG PIONEER

CHAPTER II.

TRAINING A KENTUCKY RIFLEMAN

CHAPTER III.

THE MEETING ON THE BRIDGE

CHAPTER IV.

THE HOME OF JACK

CHAPTER V.

THE YOUNG WYANDOT

CHAPTER VI.

THE WRESTLING BOUT

CHAPTER VII.

JACK RESUMES HIS JOURNEY

CHAPTER VIII.

TRAVELLING SOUTHWARD

CHAPTER IX.

ROYAL GAME

CHAPTER X.

HUNTING THE HUNTERS

CHAPTER XI.

GEORGE MAKES A SHOT

CHAPTER XII.

THE STRANGE CAMP FIRE

CHAPTER XIII.

CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS

CHAPTER XIV.

THE SIGNAL AND ITS REPLY

CHAPTER XV.

ANOTHER ARRIVAL

CHAPTER XVI.

HOW TO CONQUER AN ENEMY

CHAPTER XVII.

A FRIEND AT COURT

CHAPTER XVIII.

CONCLUSION

THE FLYING BOYS IN THE SKY

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

CHAPTER |  | PAGE
I. | Learning to Fly | 9
II. | Bohunkus Johnson | 18
III. | The Aeroplane in a Race | 27
IV. | Trying for Altitude | 36
V. | A Woodland Expert | 45
VI. | Working for Dinner | 54
VII. | The Dragon of the Skies | 63
VIII. | The Professor Talks on Aviation | 72
IX. | The Professor Talks on Aviation (Continued) | 79
X. | The Flying Boys Continue Their Journey | 90
XI. | Fired On | 98
XII. | Peaceful Overtures Fail | 107
XIII. | Science Wins | 117
XIV. | Milo Morgan Saves the Day | 125
XV. | Uncle Tommy | 134
XVI. | A Mysterious Communication | 143
XVII. | Called to the Rescue | 152
XVIII. | Planning the Search | 161
XIX. | The Aeroplane Destroyed | 170
XX. | A Puzzling Telegram | 179
XXI. | Beginning the Search | 188
XXII. | In Danger of Collision | 197
XXIII. | The Cabin in the Woods | 206
XXIV. | On the Trail of the Backhanders | 215
XXV. | A False Clue | 224
XXVI. | The Search Renewed | 233
XXVII. | Bohunkus at the Levers | 242
XXVIII. | Fired on by the Kidnappers | 251
XXIX. | Retribution | 260
XXX. | The Rescue | 269
XXXI. | Lynch Law | 278
XXXII. | Mysteries are Explained | 288
XXXIII. | Where is Bohunkus? | 297

ILLUSTRATIONS

The Biplane Forged Bravely Ahead | Frontispiece
| PAGE
A Fanlike Stream of Light Shot Out | 64
In the Center Stood a Log Cabin | 194
The Bomb Had Exploded With Terrific Force | 262

TALES, TRADITIONS AND ROMANCE
OF BORDER AND REVOLUTIONARY TIMES

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

Abduction of General Wadsworth, | 236
Anecdotes of an early settler of Kentucky, | 61
Anecdotes of juvenile heroism, | 202
Anecdotes of Washington, | 111
A remarkable hunting excursion, | 133
Big Joe Logston's struggle with an Indian, | 69
Boquet's expedition into Indian territory, | 277
Brady's leap, | 363
Brant and the boy, | 32
Brave deeds of Logan, | 245
British atrocities during the Revolution, | 340
Captain Hubbell's adventure on the Ohio, | 123
Captain John Sevier, | 313
Captivity of Jonathan Alder, | 270
Close quarters with a rattlesnake, | 141
Colonel Horry, of Marion's brigade, | 143
Davy Crockett's adventure with a cougar, | 56
Deborah Sampson, the maiden warrior, | 82
Dick Moxon's fight with the deer, | 137
Downing's remarkable escape from an Indian, | 120
Elerson's twenty-five mile race, | 160
Ethan Allen, a prisoner of war, | 229
Execution of Colonel Isaac Hayne, | 335
Female characters of the Revolution, | 175
General Dale's adventure, | 310
Harrison's invasion of Canada and death of Tecumseh, | 219
Heroic death of Cornstalk, sachem of the Shawnees, | 252
Horrible atrocities by savages, | 264
Horrible cruelties by British troops, | 297
Horsewhipping a tyrant, | 223
Interesting anecdotes of Mrs. Fisher's courage, | 352
John Minter's bear fight, | 53
Joseph Bettys' bloody career, | 291
Major Robert Rogers' adventure, | 303
viMarvelous escape of Weatherford, | 309
Miss Sherrill's flight to the fort, | 314
Molly Pitcher at Monmouth, | 172
Moody, the refugee, | 286
Morgan's prayer, | 100
Mrs. Austin and the bear, | 48
Mrs. Slocumb at Moore's Creek, | 347
Murphy saving the fort, | 18
Nathan Hale's arrest and execution, | 341
Proctor's massacre at River Basin, | 212
Sargeant Jasper's adventures in the British camp, | 153
Sargeant Jasper and the young Creole girl, | 88
Simon Girty's attack on Bryant Station, | 317
Simon Kenton and his Indian torture-ride, | 5
Spirited adventures of a young married couple, | 350
Tecumseh saving the prisoners, | 309
The Baroness de Reidesel, | 183
The chieftain's appeal, | 325
The Grand Tower massacre, | 76
The implacable governor, | 332
The Johnson boys killing their captors, | 116
The leap for life, | 300
The little sentinel, | 197
The mother's trial, | 242
The women defending the wagon, | 261
Thrilling anecdotes of women of the Revolution, | 93
William Kennan's flight from thirty Indians, | 165

ILLUSTRATIONS

SIMON KENTON'S TORTURE-RIDE, | 2
MURPHY SAVING THE FORT, | 25
BRANT AND YOUNG M'KOWN, | 33
MRS. AUSTIN AND THE BEAR, | 49
JOE LOGSTON'S ENCOUNTER WITH AN INDIAN, | 66
DEBORAH, THE MAIDEN WARRIOR, | 89
GENERAL MORGAN'S PRAYER, | 105
JOHNSON BOYS KILLING THEIR CAPTORS, | 121
SWEATLAND'S HUNTING ADVENTURE, | 130
COLONEL HORRY'S EXPLOITS, | 145
ELERSON'S TWENTY-FIVE MILE RACE, | 161
MOLLY PITCHER AT MONMOUTH, | 177
THE LITTLE SENTINEL, | 194
TECUMSEH SAVING THE PRISONERS, | 217
HORSEWHIPPING A TYRANT, | 233
THE MOTHER'S TRIAL, | 249
WOMEN DEFENDING THE WAGON, | 258
CAPTIVITY OF JONATHAN ALDER, | 273
MOODY, THE REFUGEE, | 289
THE LEAP FOR LIFE, | 305
THE CHIEFTAIN'S APPEAL, | 322
THE IMPLACABLE GOVERNOR, | 337
MRS. SLOCUMB AT MOORE'S CREEK, | 353
BRADY'S LEAP, | 361

DEERFOOT ON THE PRAIRIES

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

Chap |
I. | Westward Bound
II. | The First Camp
III. | Thieves of the Night
IV. | An Acquaintance
V. | A Close Call
VI. | A Mishap
VII. | Jack Halloway
VIII. | Good Seed
IX. | A Battle Royal
X. | Whirlwind
XI. | Physician and Patient
XII. | A Hurried Flight
XIII. | A Startling Awakening
XIV. | Shoshone Callers
XV. | A Question of Skill and Courage
XVI. | Wireless Telegraphy
XVII. | In the Mountains
XVIII. | Indian Chivalry
XIX. | A Calamity
XX. | Old Friends
XXI. | Pressing Northward
XXII. | A Change of Plan
XXIII. | The Monarch of the Solitudes
XXIV. | A Memorable Encounter
XXV. | Through the Great Divide
XXVI. | Parting Company
XXVII. | Down the Columbia
XXVIII. | At Last

ILLUSTRATIONS

Frontispiece: Deerfoot and Whirlwind

Daniel Boone and Deerfoot

â?oHelloa!â?

A Battle Royal

The Anglo-Saxon Every Time

The Critical Moment

A Western Monarch

In The Rapids

THE YOUNG SCOUT

The Story of a West Point Lieutenant

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS.

I. | THE YOUNG CHAMPION. | 1
II. | A WELL EARNED REWARD. | 10
III. | DANGER IN THE AIR. | 20
IV. | GERONIMO. | 32
V. | COMPLIMENTS AT LONG RANGE. | 40
VI. | APACHE CUNNING. | 48
VII. | A SIGNAL. | 56
VIII. | MAROZ AND CEBALLOS. | 64
IX. | MENDEZ, THE SCOUT. | 71
X. | THE EAVESDROPPER. | 78
XI. | CAVARHO AND MENDEZ. | 85
XII. | A CALL AND A REPLY. | 92
XIII. | THE TROOPERS. | 99
XIV. | WAITING FOR DAYLIGHT. | 107
XV. | AN INTERRUPTED FLIGHT. | 115
XVI. | THE RANCHMAN'S HOME. | 122
XVII. | THE SHADOW OF DANGER. | 130
XVIII. | A CRUEL BLOW. | 138
XVII. | "NOW FOR IT." | 145
XVIII. | "SEE DERE!" | 157
XIX. | AN APACHE SIGNAL. | 170
XX. | ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE. | 183
XXI. | A GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK. | 202
XXII. | WHAT DOES IT MEAN? | 211
XXIII. | WHAT BEFELL MAURICE FREEMAN. | 221
XXIV. | THE REALITY. | 231
XXV. | A REMINISCENCE. | 241
XXVI. | A SURPRISE INDEED. | 252
XXVII. | CONCLUSION. | 265

SETH JONES

OR, THE CAPTIVES OF THE FRONTIER

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

Chapter I | The Stranger.
Chapter II | The Dark Cloud.
Chapter III | The Dark Cloud Bursts.
Chapter IV | The Lost Home and a Found Friend.
Chapter V | On the Trail, and a Sudden Departure from it by Seth.
Chapter VI | A Run for Life.
Chapter VII | The Experience of Seth.
Chapter VIII | An Unexpected Meeting.
Chapter IX | The Chase.
Chapter X | A Couple of Indian Captives.
Chapter XI | Still in Pursuit.
Chapter XII | Pencilings by the Way.
Chapter XIII | Some Explanations.
Chapter XIV | In the Enemy's Camp.
Chapter XV | Maneuvering and Scheming.
Chapter XVI | In Which a Hunter's Nerves are Tested.
Chapter XVII | Encompassed by Danger.
Chapter XVIII | Getting Out of the Wilderness.
Chapter XIX | Denouement.

OUTDOOR LIFE AND INDIAN STORIES

By Edward Sylvester Ellis

CONTENTS

Outdoor Life for Young Americans | 9
How to Live in the Woods
Making a Camp | 10
How to Build a Lean-To
How to Make Fire Without Matches | 11
Using the Fire-Drill
How to Get Pure Water | 13
The Indian Filter
How to Cook in Camp | 15
Utensils and Simple Recipes
How to Make a Bow and Arrow | 17
A Safe and Powerful Weapon
How to Read Signs and Signals | 19
Indian Signs and the Wig-Wag System
How to Tie Knots | 22
All the Best Knots Explained and Illustrated
How to Find Your Way by the Stars | 26
The Heavens at Night
What to Do in Case of Accident | 27
First Aid to the Injured
The Original Americans | 33
The Indian Tribes
The Original Emperors of Virginia | 40
Powhatan and Opecancanough
The Great Conspiracy | 54
A Wily Chieftain and His Secret
Adventures in New England | 61
The Indians and the Pilgrims
The Uncrowning of a King | 76
Philip's Adventures and Death
A Man of Mark Among the Delawares | 98
Story of Tammany, White Eyes, and Captain Pipe
The Greatest of Indian Conspirators | 106
Pontiac, Chief of the Ottawas
A Besieged Garrison | 121
The Attack on Detroit
A Good Indian | 129
Little Carpenter, the Cherokee
A Mighty Mingo Chieftain | 135
Logan, the Orator and Warrior
An Indian Demosthenes | 144
Red Jacket, the Seneca
Little Turtle | 149
First an Enemy, then a Friend
Warrior and Knight | 159
Buckongahelas, the Delaware Chief
A Famous Mohawk Chief | 169
Adventure of Brandt, the Half-Breed
A Chieftain on the Warpath | 176
Adventures of Tecumseh, the Shawanoe
Adventures of Weatherford | 192
Chief of the Creek Confederacy
Fighting Against Fate | 202
Black Hawk and His War
The Hero of the Everglades | 219
Osceola and the Seminole War
Sitting Bull, the Medicine Man | 233
The Last Great Indian Uprising

COWMEN AND RUSTLERS

A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges

By Edward S. Ellis

MCMIV

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. | A MERRY GROUP.
CHAPTER II. | A WARNING FROM THE WOODS.
CHAPTER III. | THE FLIGHT OVER THE ICE.
CHAPTER IV. | THE REPORT OF GUNS.
CHAPTER V. | LOOKING SOUTHWARD.
CHAPTER VI. | COWMEN AND RUSTLERS.
CHAPTER VII. | THE WARNING.
CHAPTER VIII. | GOOD-BYE.
CHAPTER IX. | A SUMMONS AND A REPLY.
CHAPTER X. | A HOT PURSUIT.
CHAPTER XI. | A STRANGE DIVERSION.
CHAPTER XII. | THE BACK TRAIL.
CHAPTER XIII. | A CONSULTATION.
CHAPTER XIV. | UNWELCOME CALLERS.
CHAPTER XV. | THE "DOG INDIANS."
CHAPTER XVI. | AN UNPLEASANT VISIT.
CHAPTER XVII. | A DELICATE SITUATION.
CHAPTER XVIII. | A MISCALCULATION.
CHAPTER XIX. | THE BURNED RANCH.
CHAPTER XX. | THE TRUCE.
CHAPTER XXI. | A MESSENGER IN HASTE.
CHAPTER XXII. | IMPORTANT TIDINGS.
CHAPTER XXIII. | AT BAY.
CHAPTER XXIV. | THE PRIMITIVE FORT.
CHAPTER XXV. | THE FLAG OF TRUCE.
CHAPTER XXVI. | THE UNDERGROUND MISSIVE.
CHAPTER XXVII. | ON PAROLE.
CHAPTER XXVIII. | THE FINAL SUMMONS.
CHAPTER XXIX. | A STRANGE OCCURRENCE.
CHAPTER XXX. | THE MISSING ONE.
CHAPTER XXXI. | WHY IT WAS DONE.
CHAPTER XXXII. | THE HOSTAGE.
CHAPTER XXXIII. | THE PRISONER.
CHAPTER XXXIV. | OUT IN THE NIGHT.
CHAPTER XXXV. | CONCLUSION.

THE JUNGLE FUGITIVES AND OTHERS

A Tale of Life and Adventure in India

By Edward S. Ellis

1903

CONTENTS

THE JUNGLE FUGITIVES.

          CHAPTER I. — IN THE SPRING OF 1857.

          CHAPTER II. — ON AN AFTERNOON.

          CHAPTER III. — YANKEE MARKSMANSHIP.

          CHAPTER IV. — FLIGHT.

          CHAPTER V. — COMPANIONS IN FLIGHT.

          CHAPTER VI. — ON THE GANGES.

          CHAPTER VII. — AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.

          CHAPTER VIII. — MUSTAD.

          CHAPTER IX. — SCOUTING.

          CHAPTER X. — ALONG SHORE.

          CHAPTER XI. — A COLLISION.

          CHAPTER XII. — A WHITE MAN'S VICTORY.

          CHAPTER XIII. — UNDER THE BANK.

          CHAPTER XIV. — THE SOUND OF FIRING.

          CHAPTER XV. — GONE!

          CHAPTER XVI. — A SHADOWY PURSUIT.

          CHAPTER XVII. — ALMOS.

          CHAPTER XVIII. — DOCTOR AND PATIENT.

          CHAPTER XIX. — ASIATIC HONOR.

LOST IN THE WOODS.

          CHAPTER I. — THE CABIN IN THE WOOD.

          CHAPTER II. — A POINTED DISCUSSION.

          CHAPTER III. — MISSING.

          CHAPTER IV. — THE SEARCH BY HUGH AND TOM.

          CHAPTER V. — A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM.

IN THE NICK OF TIME.

LOST IN THE SOUTH SEA.

AN UNPLEASANT COMPANION.

A STIRRING INCIDENT.

CYCLONES AND TORNADOES.

LOST IN A BLIZZARD.

THROWING THE RIATA.

A WATERSPOUT.

AN HEROIC WOMAN.

THE WRITING FOUND IN A BOTTLE.

THAT HORNET'S NEST.

A YOUNG HERO.

OVERREACHED.

A BATTLE IN THE AIR.

WHO SHALL EXPLAIN IT?

A FOOL OR A GENIUS.

          CHAPTER I.

          CHAPTER II.

          CHAPTER III.

          CHAPTER IV.

THE LAND OF MYSTERY

By Edward S. Ellis

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. | IN THE MATTO GROSSO.
CHAPTER II. | A TRIO OF ENEMIES.
CHAPTER III. | LIVELY WORK.
CHAPTER IV. | HOW IT ENDED.
CHAPTER V. | THE NATIVE VILLAGE.
CHAPTER VI. | ALONG THE FOREST PATH.
CHAPTER VI. | DESPERATE WORK.
CHAPTER VIII. | THE LAND OF MYSTERY.
CHAPTER IX. | A NATIVE HERCULES.
CHAPTER X. | DOUBLE-GUARDED.
CHAPTER XI. | A MYSTIFIED SENTINEL.
CHAPTER XII. | TO THE DEATH.
CHAPTER XIII. | A CHANGE OF CAMP.
CHAPTER XIV. | A STRANGE ENCOUNTER.
CHAPTER XV. | ZIFFAK.
CHAPTER XVI. | THE LAND OF THE MURHAPAS.
CHAPTER XVII. | THE NEW ALLY.
CHAPTER XVIII. | THE NICK OF TIME.
CHAPTER XIX. | THE JOURNEY'S END.
CHAPTER XX. | AT THE MURHAPA VILLAGE.
CHAPTER XXI. | HAFFGO, KING OF THE MURHAPAS.
CHAPTER XXII. | ARIEL THE BEAUTIFUL.
CHAPTER XXIII. | THE SHADOW OF DANGER.
CHAPTER XXIV. | YOUNG LOVE'S DREAM.
CHAPTER XXV. | ZIFFAK'S BLOW.
CHAPTER XXVI. | THE FLIGHT.
CHAPTER XXVII. | SHUT IN.
CHAPTER XXVIII. | BESIEGERS AND BESIEGED.
CHAPTER XXIX. | ACROSS THE LAKE.
CHAPTER XXX. | A GUESS.
CHAPTER XXXI. | A DESPERATE SCHEME.
CHAPTER XXXII. | THE BURNING MOUNTAIN.
CHAPTER XXXIII. | THE PURSUERS.
CHAPTER XXXIV. | WATCHING AND WAITING.
CHAPTER XXXV. | THE CAVERN OF DIAMONDS.
CHAPTER XXXVI. | PURSUERS AND PURSUED.
CHAPTER XXXVII. | AT BAY.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. | THE POISONED ARROW.
CHAPTER XXXIX. | CONCLUSION.