I. At the Ranch. 1 II. An Alarming Interruption. 10 III. Just in Time. 19 IV. A Desperate Venture. 28 V. Upstairs and Downstairs. 36 VI. Dinah’s Discovery. 44 VII. Dinah’s Exploit. 52 VIII. In the Mesquite Bush. 61 IX. At Fault. 69 X. A Surprise. 77 XI. Changing Places. 85 XII. On the Roof. 94 XIII. A Dead Race. 102 XIV. The Friend in Need. 111 XV. Vanished. 119 XVI. Cleverly Done. 127 XVII. At Fault. 135 XVIII. An Unexpected Query. 143 XIX. Down the Ladder. 151 XX. “The Boys Have Arrived!” 159 XXI. Through the Bush. 167 XXII. Thunderbolt. 180 XXIII. “Good-by!” 191 XXIV. A Strange Delay. 203 XXV. Heading Northward. 216 XXVI. A Shot from the Darkness. 228 XXVII. Shackaye, the Comanche. 238 XXVIII. A Mishap. 247 XXIX. Old Acquaintances. 258 XXX. At Bay. 264 XXXI. The Flag of Truce. 276 XXXII. Diplomacy. 288 XXXIII. Driven to the Wall. 295 XXXIV. The Flank Movement. 301 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE A Race for Life. Frontispiece A Startling Discovery. 52 The Last Stand. 264 THE WILDERNESS FUGITIVES By Edward S. Ellis ILLUSTRATED CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE. I. ALONE AND TOGETHER, 7 II. SOFT AND LOW, 15 III. EAVESDROPPING, 22 IV. THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE, 30 V. A LIGHT AHEAD, 37 VI. THE FRAGMENTS OF THE FEAST, 44 VII. THE REPORT OF A GUN, 51 VIII. MR. ISAAC PERKINS, 59 IX. BORDER BRAVERY, 67 X. ON THE RIVER, 75 XI. AN UNFAVORABLE OMEN, 83 XII. FORCED BACKWARD, 91 XIII. NEW PERIL, 100 XIV. DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND, 107 XV. A DELICATE AND DANGEROUS TASK, 114 XVI. IROQUOIS AGAINST IROQUOIS, 121 XVII. AT LAST!, 128 XVIII. THE SOUTHEASTERN SHORE, 136 XIX. THE MOHAWK OBJECTS, 143 XX. THE LONGEST WAY HOME, 152 XXI. A CURIOUS DISCOVERY, 159 XXII. ANOTHER FUGITIVE, 166 XXIII. DOUBT AND PERPLEXITY, 174 XXIV. THE NEW GUIDE, 182 XXV. THE HIDING-PLACE, 189 XXVI. CURIOUS PROCEEDINGS, 196 XXVII. WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?, 203 XXVIII. UP AND DOING, 210 XXIX. A STARTLING CHECK, 217 XXX. A MERITED FATE, 227 XXXI. THE MOHAWK EXPLAINS, 234 XXXII. THE FATAL TREE, 242 XXXIII. CAPTIVE AND CAPTORS, 249 THROUGH APACHE LAND By Lieut. R. H. Jayne