CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. An Estray. 5 II. The Tinkle of a Bell. 15 III. An Aboriginal Plot. 25 IV. A Party of the Third Part. 34 V. A Friend in Need. 44 VI. Fred Linden Receives a Message From the Ozark Camp. 54 VII. The Hunters of Ozark. 64 VIII. A Welcome Acquaintance. 74 IX. A Mishap. 84 X. A Struggle For Life. 94 XI. Tramping Southward. 104 XII. A Strange Animal. 114 XIII. A Troublesome Visitor. 124 XIV. A Welcome Ally. 134 XV. "Deerfoot Will Be Sentinel to-Night." 144 XVI. Around the Camp-Fire. 154 XVII. A Suspicious Sound. 164 XVIII. Like a Thief in the Night. 174 XIX. Shawanoe And Winnebago. 185 XX. Another Night Visitor. 195 XXI. The Camp of the Winnebagos. 205 XXII. "Keep to the Trail" 215 XXIII. An Infuriate Shawanoe. 225 XXIV. The Defiance. 236 XXV. The Signal Fire. 245 XXVI. On the Edge of the Prairie. 257 XXVII. A Morning Meal. 269 XXVIII. A Strange Ride. 281 XXIX. A Young Hunter's Strategy. 293 XXX. Terry Finishes His Ride. 305 XXXI. The Devil's Punch Bowl. 316 XXXII. The Terror in the Air. 328 XXXIII. Fred Linden Awakens to an Alarming Fact. 341 XXXIV. The Canoe. 352 XXXV. America Versus Ireland. 364 XXXVI. America Versus America. 376 XXXVII. The Last Camp-Fire. 388 XXXVIII. Conclusion. 400 THE PHANTOM OF THE RIVER A SEQUEL TO "SHOD WITH SILENCE" By Edward S. Ellis CONTENTS. CHAPTER I Longing for Night CHAPTER II The Cawing of a Crow CHAPTER III The Halt in the Woods CHAPTER IV On the Edge of the Clearing CHAPTER V Daring and Delicate Work CHAPTER VI The Right of Eminent Domain CHAPTER VII A Question of Ownership CHAPTER VIII By the Way CHAPTER IX The "Accident" CHAPTER X At Rattlesnake Gulch CHAPTER XI Watching and Waiting CHAPTER XII Carrying the War into Africa CHAPTER XIII Unkind Fate CHAPTER XIV The Intruder CHAPTER XV A Dark Prospect CHAPTER XVI Simon Kenton in a Panic CHAPTER XVII A Run of Good Fortune CHAPTER XVIII "It's an Ill Wind that Blows Nobody any Good" CHAPTER XIX A Fellow-Passenger CHAPTER XX War's Strategy CHAPTER XXI The Phantom of the River CHAPTER XXII Putting Out from Shore CHAPTER XXIII The Shawanoe Camp CHAPTER XXIV The Forlorn Hope CHAPTER XXV Face to Face CHAPTER XXVI In the Lion's Den CHAPTER XXVII The Last Recourse CHAPTER XXVIII The Return CHAPTER XXIX Squaring Accounts CHAPTER XXX Conclusion LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Boone and Kenton. Jethro in Trouble. The Phantom boat. The Missionary's Triumph. THE STORY OF RED FEATHER A Tale of the American Frontier