CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
 Foreword v
I. Gabriel and Rufus 11
II. The Pursuit 28
III. Recruits 47
IV. Disappointment 67
V. Barfield’s Camp 87
VI. The Rescue 103
VII. Nelson’s Ferry 121
VIII. The Prisoners 140
IX. A Trap 159
X. An Odd Battle 179
XI. Our Retreat 198
XII. A Mysterious Escape 217
XIII. The Search for the Traitor 236
XIV. A Queer Message 254
XV. Rowe’s Smithy 273
XVI. A Skirmish in the Dark 292
XVII. Seth Hastings Once More 310
XVIII. Manœuvring for Position 326
XIX. A Dastardly Blow 344