WAR CHIEF SERIES, NO. 2. BLAZING ARROW, A TALE OF THE FRONTIER BY EDWARD S. ELLIS AUTHOR OF "BOY PIONEER SERIES," "DEERFOOT SERIES," "LOG CABIN SERIES," ETC., ETC. PHILADELPHIA HENRY T. COATES & CO. 1900 COPYRIGHT, 1899, BY HENRY T. COATES & CO. [Illustration: OVER THE FALLS.] 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 BLAZING ARROW A TALE OF THE FRONTIER. CHAPTER I. LARRY AND WHARTON. "I'll follow him to the right, and you, Larry, go to the left; we'll have him then, sure." "All right; it's mesilf that will bate ye, fur all ye're the swiftest runner in Kintucky." "There isn't a minute to lose; move faster, Larry!" "Do you attind to your own business, and lave Larry Murphy to himsilf."