[Transcribers’ notes are placed after the text.] [Illustration: CARL DISCOVERS THE INDIAN HORSE THIEVES.] CARL THE TRAILER BY HARRY CASTLEMON AUTHOR OF “THE GUNBOAT SERIES,” “ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES,” “WAR SERIES,” ETC. THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO., PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, TORONTO. COPYRIGHT, 1899, BY HENRY T. COATES & CO. CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. GETTING READY FOR THE HUNT, 1 II. CARL, THE TRAILER, 14 III. THE GHOST DANCE, 27 IV. THE SOLITARY HORSEMAN, 40 V. REINFORCEMENTS, 53 VI. DISPATCHES, 65 VII. GOING IN, 78 VIII. COMING OUT, 91 IX. STILL IN THE SADDLE, 104 X. THE SQUAWMAN’S PROPOSITION, 116 XI. THE INDIAN POLICEMAN, 129 XII. MORE COURIERS, 142 XIII. THE END OF SITTING BULL, 155 XIV. AN INTERVIEW IN THE WOODS, 170 XV. FIVE YEARS BEFORE, 182 XVI. WHAT CLAUDE KNEW, 195 XVII. THE PLAN DISCUSSED, 207 XVIII. “THEY’RE IN THE OFFICE!” 220 XIX. A TALK WITH HIS UNCLE, 233 XX. A NEW PLAN, 245 XXI. THE TRIP TO ST. LOUIS, 258 XXII. A SURPRISE, 270 XXIII. CLAUDE VISITS THE POOL ROOM, 285 XXIV. A HARD FIGHT, 298 XXV. A BLOW FOR NOTHING, 310 XXVI. THE NEW SCOUT, 323 XXVII. OFF TO THE FRONT, 329 XXVIII. GETTING READY FOR THE FIGHT, 342 XXIX. THE BATTLE OF WOUNDED KNEE, 354 XXX. OFF FOR HOME, 367 XXXI. CONCLUSION, 381 List of Illustrations