CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Between Two Fires 9 II. Lively Times 19 III. Mike Murphy 29 IV. A Loan to Captain Landon 39 V. A Motor Boat 50 VI. Captain and Crew 58 VII. One August Day 69 VIII. A Passing Glimpse 81 IX. No Man's Land 92 X. The Lure of Gold 104 XI. A Missing Motor Boat 114 XII. In the Telegraph Office 125 XIII. A Slight Mistake 136 XIV. A Friend in Need 145 XV. A Glimpse of Something 156 XVI. On Barter Island 166 XVII. The Man in Gray 176 XVIII. At the Inlet 186 XIX. Not Near Either Bank 196 XX. A Disappointment 206 XXI. A Telegram 216 XXII. Found 226 XXIII. Captain and Mate 236 XXIV. "This Is Where I Stop" 247 XXV. Good News 257 XXVI. Disquieting News 267 XXVII. An Alarming Fact 277 XXVIII. The Cry Across the Waters 287 XXIX. Marooned 296 XXX. A New England Home Coming 308 XXXI. The Man in Gray 319 BLAZING ARROW A TALE OF THE FRONTIER By Edward S. Ellis 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 BILL BIDDON, TRAPPER OR LIFE IN THE NORTHWEST By Edward S. Ellis CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Out Late at Night 9 II. A New Friend 32 III. The Trapper’s Story 48 IV. The Trapping Grounds 72 V. Conversations and Plans 98 VI. Still in the Dark—The Canoe Again 116 VII. Alone in the Wilderness 134 VIII. Trapping Among the Indians 153 IX. The Buffalo Hunt and its Consequences 174 X. An Awful Awakening 191 XI. The Brigade and an Old Friend 210 XII. Found at Last 237 ILLUSTRATIONS The Trapper’s Home Frontispiece page “What’s your handle, stranger?” 41 “Gave a snort of alarm and plunged headlong away into the droves.” 61 “Looking back saw a host of savage forms.” 79 “In the stern, with a guiding oar, sat a young female.” 93 “I could see his two coal-black eyes glittering plainly.” 145 “Setting up a wild yell, the Indians scattered and plunged after them.” 177 “Without losing a moment, we mounted and struck to the northward.” 203 “A fight! a fight! make a ring for them.” 213 “No less personage than Nat stepped ashore.” 239 “Hilloa, you!” 251 THE CAMPERS OUT, OR THE RIGHT PATH AND THE WRONG BY EDWARD S. ELLIS