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AUTHOR OF “THE GREAT LONE LAND,” “THE WILD NORTH LAND,” ETC., ETC.
“Like a wind, that shrills All night in a waste land, where no one comes, Or hath come, since the making of the world.”
Our home in Glencar――A glimpse at the outside world――My parents――My schoolmasters――Donogh――Cooma-sa-harn――The eagle’s nest――“The eagle is coming back to the nest”――Alone in the world――I start for the Great Prairie――Good-bye to Glencar 1
Sunset in the wilds――Our first camp――Outlooks――The solitary Sioux――Losses――The Sioux again――A new departure――The _cache_ at the Souri――The story of Red Cloud――The red man’s offer 28
To the West――Wapiti in sight――A stalk――A grand run――The sand-hills in sight――The finish――A noble beast――A gorgeous sunset――A vast landscape――The Hills of Life and Death 52
We reach the hills of the Wolverine――Something moves far out upon the plains――The wounded Cree――His story――Adventure with a grizzly bear――Left alone――A long crawl for life――Hunger, thirst, and travail――A grizzly again――“The Great Spirit, like an eagle, looks down upon the prairie”――Saved――Watched 67
An Assineboine camp――The trader McDermott――The chief “Wolverine”――Fire-water and finesse――The Assineboine war-party――A chance of a Cree scalp――The trader hears a well-known name――A big bid for murder, two hundred skins! 82
The Sioux forecasts our course――On the watch――Directions――We separate――Red Cloud is seen far out on the plains――Rival tactics――Scent _versus_ sight――A captured scout――The edge of the hills again――The signal fire 97
The watched one halts――A light to the north-east――The Stonies find their mistake――Distant thunder――A light in the dark――The fire wind――_Sauve qui peut_――How the fire was lighted――We ride across the fire field――Enemies in sight――A dilemma――Between friend and foe――The scout throws in his lot with us――We ride to the rescue 111
The fight――The Sioux and the swamp――The trader’s triumph――Red Cloud fights on foot――The trader finds he has other foes to reckon with――The Assineboine draws a straight arrow――The trader’s flight――Our losses and gains――Winter supplies――Our party is completed――“All’s well that ends well.” 129