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