“WE WERE NOW OUT OF THE SMOKE” 215 OFFICER AND MEN—FIRST CYCLE INFANTRY 225 AMBULANCE CORPS—FIRST CYCLE INFANTRY 231 THE TOAST: “MERRY CHRISTMAS!” 239 WATERING HORSES 245 “DO YOU THINK THIS PONY IS GOING TO BUCK?” 249 DAN AND ROCKS 251 A DANGEROUS PLACE 253 “GONE AWAY” 257 TIMBER-TOPPING IN THE ROCKIES 260 THE BEAR AT BAY 263 THE FINALE 266 THE RETURN OF THE HUNTERS 267 JOHN ERMINE OF THE YELLOWSTONE By Frederic Remington Illustrated By The Author CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Virginia City 1 II. White Weasel 12 III. The Coming of the Great Spirit 23 IV. Crooked-Bear 37 V. The White Medicine 51 VI. John Ermine 65 VII. Transformation 77 VIII. Playing a Man's Part 86 IX. In Camp 101 X. A Brush with the Sioux 115 XI. The Truth of the Eyes 134 XII. Katherine 137 XIII. Playing with Fire 150 XIV. In Love 167 XV. Bringing in the Wolf 178 XVI. A Hunt 198 XVII. A Proposal 217 XVIII. Man to Man 229 XIX. Flight 247 XX. The End of All Things 262 ILLUSTRATIONS John Ermine Frontispiece PAGE The Chairman 5 A Crow 15 "In the middle of the bunch sat Weasel" 31 "He called the boy to him and put his arm around him" 47 Wolf-Voice 84 "'Halt! Who goes there?'" 97 Captain Lewis 105 Major Ben Searles 117 "Bullets kicked up the dust" 127 Katherine 142 The Englishman 144 "'Will you please carry my parasol for me?'" 157 Shockley 182 "He bore the limp form to the sands" 209 "A tremendous bang roared around the room" 239 Ramon 254 THE WAY TO THE WEST And The Lives Of Three Early Americans BOONE-CROCKETT-CARSON By Emerson Hough Illustrated By Frederic Remington CONTENTS BOOK I THE WAY ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES I. THE AMERICAN AX 7 II. THE AMERICAN RIFLE 11 III. THE AMERICAN BOAT 19 IV. THE AMERICAN HORSE 25 V. THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS 32 VI. THE MISSISSIPPI, AND INDEPENDENCE 58 VII. ORIGIN OF THE PIONEER 73 VIII. DANIEL BOONE 87 IX. A FRONTIER REPUBLIC 122 BOOK II THE WAY TO THE ROCKIES I. DAVY CROCKETT 143 II. AGAINST THE WATERS 185 BOOK III THE WAY TO THE PACIFIC I. KIT CARSON 223 II. THE SANTA FÉ TRAIL 260 III. THE OREGON TRAIL 287 IV. EARLY EXPLORERS OF THE TRANS-MISSOURI 311 V. ACROSS THE WATERS 343 BOOK IV THE WAY ACROSS THE PACIFIC I. THE IRON TRAILS 381 II. THE PATHWAYS OF THE FUTURE 413 THE BLACK LION INN By Alfred Henry Lewis Illustrated By Frederic Remington