I. A GLIMPSE AT THE PAST II. THE CABIN IN THE CLEARING III. BARRINGFORD'S STRANGE DISCOVERY IV. SEARCHING FOR CLEWS V. A LIVELY ELK HUNT VI. SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT VII. PREPARING FOR THE EXPEDITION WESTWARD VIII. ON THE OLD BRADDOCK ROAD IX. HENRY'S STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE X. A WAIT IN CAMP XI. HAPPENINGS OF A STORMY NIGHT XII. THE RUINS OF THE OLD TRADING-POST XIII. BUILDING THE NEW TRADING-POST XIV. JEAN BEVOIR HAS HIS SAY XV. DAVE'S UNWELCOME VISITOR XVI. DAVE MEETS PONTIAC XVII. THE ATTACK ON THE PACK-TRAIN XVIII. AFTER THE ENCOUNTER XIX. THE TRAIL THROUGH THE FOREST XX. GUARDING THE TRADING-POST XXI. SAM BARRINGFORD BRINGS NEWS XXII. THE ROCK BY THE RIVER XXIII. DAVE AND THE FAWN XXIV. SOMETHING ABOUT SLAVES AND INDIAN CAPTIVES XXV. THE RESULTS OF A BUFFALO HUNT XXVI. STRANGE INDIAN MAGIC XXVII. THE TRAIL OF PONTIAC XXVIII. AN UNDERGROUND STOREHOUSE XXIX. PONTIAC'S TRAIL ONCE MORE XXX. IN THE CAMP OF THE ENEMY XXXI. HELD AS A SPY XXXII. A FIGHT AND A VICTORY--CONCLUSION ILLUSTRATIONS The dance of the magicians lasted fully a quarter of an hour (Frontispiece) The report was followed by a mad yelp of pain Henry ... rolled over and over down a long hill "Let go!" cried Dave. "Let go, I say!" "Where are your furs?" asked James Morris He let the animal have a bullet directly in the head "Tis one of the English" said the taller of the Indians "The white young man is sorry to be a prisoner," he said slowly CHAPTER I A GLIMPSE AT THE PAST "Two wild turkeys and seven rabbits. Not such a bad haul after all, Henry." "That is true, Dave. But somehow I wanted to get a deer if I could." "Oh, I reckon almost any hunter would like to bring down a deer," went on Dave Morris. "But they are not so plentiful as they were before the war." "That is true." Henry Morris placed the last rabbit he had brought down in his game-bag. "I can remember the time when the deer would come up to within a hundred yards of the house. But you have got to take a long tramp to find one now." "And yet game ought to be plentiful," went on his younger cousin. "There wasn't much hunting in this vicinity during the war. Nearly everybody who could go to the front went." "There were plenty who couldn't be hired to go, you know that as well as I do. Some were afraid they wouldn't get their pay and others were afraid the French or the Indians would knock 'em over." Henry Morris took a deep breath. "Beats me how they could stay home--with the enemy doing their best to wipe us out." "I can't understand it either. But now the war is over, do you think we'll have any more trouble with the Indians?" continued Dave Morris, as he and his cousin started forward through the deep snow that lay in the woods which had been their hunting ground for the best part of the day.